CVE-2018-15961
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14...
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-15961- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-15961- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7817
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7817- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4gvr-xfhg-jc8f
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14...
Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-4gvr-xfhg-jc8f- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
Adobe ColdFusion contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow for code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-15961- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Adobe ColdFusion CKEditor unrestricted file upload | 2018-09-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | vah13/CVE-2018-15961 | 2018-12-06 |
| Exploit-DB | Adobe ColdFusion 2018 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2018-12-11 |
| PoC in GitHub | cved-sources/cve-2018-15961 | 2019-01-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | xbufu/CVE-2018-15961 | 2021-06-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | orangmuda/CVE-2018-15961 | 2021-10-03 |
| PoC in GitHub | bu1xuan2/CVE-2018-15961 | 2021-11-10 |
| Nuclei | Adobe ColdFusion - Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15961 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Coldfusion, published September 25, 2018. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 100.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.