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CVE-2013-0625 Adobe CVE debrief

CVE-2013-0625 is an Adobe ColdFusion authentication bypass vulnerability that CISA lists in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. That KEV listing means defenders should treat affected ColdFusion deployments as high priority and apply Adobe-recommended updates or mitigations as soon as possible.

Vendor
Adobe
Product
ColdFusion
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-07
Original CVE updated
2022-03-07
Advisory published
2022-03-07
Advisory updated
2022-03-07

Who should care

Adobe ColdFusion administrators, platform owners, patch and vulnerability management teams, and incident responders responsible for systems that run ColdFusion.

Technical summary

The supplied source corpus identifies CVE-2013-0625 as an authentication bypass issue in Adobe ColdFusion. CISA’s KEV metadata marks it as known exploited, references Adobe as the vendor and ColdFusion as the product, and directs defenders to apply updates per vendor instructions. The supplied KEV record does not provide additional technical mechanics beyond the vulnerability name.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Adobe’s vendor-recommended updates or mitigations for every affected ColdFusion instance without delay.
  • Inventory all ColdFusion deployments, including any internet-facing systems, and verify their remediation status.
  • Confirm that patching or mitigation completed successfully and that no unsupported or end-of-life ColdFusion instances remain in service.
  • Review relevant application, authentication, and access logs for suspicious activity around ColdFusion systems.
  • If immediate remediation is not possible, restrict exposure until the system can be updated per vendor guidance.

Evidence notes

Evidence is limited to the supplied CISA KEV metadata and official links. The KEV record lists vendorProject Adobe, product ColdFusion, vulnerabilityName "Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability," dateAdded 2022-03-07, dueDate 2022-09-07, knownRansomwareCampaignUse Unknown, and requiredAction "Apply updates per vendor instructions." The KEV notes point to the NVD detail page for CVE-2013-0625.

Official resources

CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-07 with a remediation due date of 2022-09-07. The supplied source records known ransomware campaign use as unknown.