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CVE-2010-5290

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1820%

EPSS Percentile2.30th

PublishedSep 20, 2013

Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Adobe

Coldfusion

<= 9.0.2

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Adobe

Coldfusion

= 9.0

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Adobe

Coldfusion

= 9.0.1

References & Advisories

🔗 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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