Monday, December 23, 2024

An Initial Analysis of Adobe ColdFusion CVE-2024-53961

A ColdFusion security patch released two days before Christmas?  I have a feeling that may have resulted in many sysadmins shouting "Fiddlesticks!" (or perhaps another f-word) earlier today.  And on that note, may I suggest this perfect album for a little holiday cheer after the servers have been patched, the wine has been mulled, and the goose has been roasted to perfection:



Ghosts of Vulnerabilities Past?

Adobe released APSB24-107 today, which addresses one vulnerability in ColdFusion tracked as CVE-2024-53961 and described as a path traversal that could lead to file retrieval.  Based on a quick review of the corresponding patches, it appears to be a security enhancement that improves protection (and possibly remediates bypasses) against the attack vectors first addressed in APSB24-14 / CVE-2024-20767 back in March.