CVE-2006-3979
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic...
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
- Record
CVE-2006-3979- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
- Record
CVE-2006-3979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3972 No score
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3972- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjfj-f5px-2g8v No score
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic...
The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.
- Record
GHSA-fjfj-f5px-2g8v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Macromedia Coldfusion, published August 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/21421
securitytracker.com/id?1016660
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-10.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3224
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28294
securityfocus.com/bid/19426
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjfj-f5px-2g8v