CVE-2010-5290
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the...
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
- Record
CVE-2010-5290- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
- Record
CVE-2010-5290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-5249 No score
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
- Record
EUVD-2010-5249- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-755h-qpqx-6774 No score
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the...
The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.
- Record
GHSA-755h-qpqx-6774- 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-2010-5290 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Coldfusion, published September 20, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.53%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.