# Adobe ColdFusion: 2 exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38205) · pwn.watch

> Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-07-20.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-coldfusion-cve-2023-29298-38205 · generated 2026-10-22T22:00:08.805Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Adobe ColdFusion
- Started: 2023-07-20 · closed: 2023-07-20
- CVEs: CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38205
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-07-20: CISA added CVE-2023-29298 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-10).
- 2023-07-20: CISA added CVE-2023-38205 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-10).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Adobe ColdFusion: 2 exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38205)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-coldfusion-cve-2023-29298-38205 · status: closed (closed Jul 20, 2023) · severity: high · updated Jul 20, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows for a security feature bypass. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-07-20.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.5 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Adobe ColdFusion
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38205

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jul 20, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-29298 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-10).
- Jul 20, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-38205 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-08-10).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: Adobe ColdFusion](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-40.html) (Adobe)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-29298](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29298) (NVD)
- [Vendor advisory: Adobe ColdFusion](https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-47.html) (Adobe)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-38205](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38205) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier). Grouped: same vendor/product added to KEV on the same day.

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Machine-readable: https://pwn.watch/i/adobe-coldfusion-cve-2023-29298-38205.json · all incidents: https://pwn.watch/incidents.json. Verify against the vendor advisory before changing production systems.