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CVE-2023-29298 Adobe CVE debrief

CVE-2023-29298 is an Adobe ColdFusion improper access control vulnerability that CISA lists in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Because it is already known to be exploited in the wild, defenders should treat this as an urgent remediation item and follow Adobe’s mitigation guidance immediately. If mitigations are not available, CISA directs organizations to discontinue use of the product.

Vendor
Adobe
Product
ColdFusion
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2023-07-20
Original CVE updated
2023-07-20
Advisory published
2023-07-20
Advisory updated
2023-07-20

Who should care

Administrators, security teams, and service owners responsible for Adobe ColdFusion deployments, especially where the service is exposed or mission-critical.

Technical summary

The official records provided identify the issue as an Adobe ColdFusion improper access control vulnerability and place it in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The KEV entry indicates active exploitation and sets a remediation due date of 2023-08-10. No additional technical detail is supplied in the source corpus, so the safest interpretation is that the weakness can permit unauthorized access if unaddressed.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review Adobe’s ColdFusion security guidance referenced by CISA for this CVE.
  • Apply vendor mitigations as soon as possible.
  • If mitigations are unavailable, discontinue use of the affected product per CISA guidance.
  • Verify all ColdFusion instances are inventoried and covered by remediation tracking.
  • Prioritize exposure-facing and business-critical deployments for immediate review.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV entry and official CVE/NVD records. The KEV metadata states the vulnerability is in Adobe ColdFusion, is known exploited, and requires mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinuation if mitigations are unavailable. The supplied corpus does not include the full Adobe advisory text or exploit details, so no additional technical claims are made.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-29298 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29298

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-29298 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.