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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-5290 · published 20 September 2013

CVE-2010-5290: Adobe coldfusion vulnerability

Adobe · Coldfusion

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5% CWE-255 · CWE-255
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/97553
http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740
http://osvdb.org/97553
http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-5290), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.