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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.3086
APSB21-75 Security update available for Adobe ColdFusion
15 September 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ColdFusion
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-40699 CVE-2021-40698
Reference: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
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Security updates available for Adobe ColdFusion | APSB21-75
Bulletin ID Date Published Priority
APSB21-75 September 14, 2021 2
Summary
Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion versions 2021 and 2018.
These updates resolve multiple critical vulnerabilities that could lead to
security feature bypass.
Affected Versions
Product Update number Platform
ColdFusion 2018 Update 11 and earlier versions All
ColdFusion 2021 Version 1 and earlier versions All
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority rating and
recommends users update their installations to the newest versions:
Product Updated Version Platform Priority rating Availability
ColdFusion 2018 Update 12 All 2 Tech note
ColdFusion 2021 Update 2 All 2 Tech note
Note:
Adobe recommends updating your ColdFusion JDK/JRE to the latest version of the
LTS releases for 1.8 and JDK 11. Applying the ColdFusion update without a
corresponding JDK update will NOT secure the server. See the relevant Tech
Notes for more details.
Adobe also recommends customers apply the security configuration settings as
outlined on the ColdFusion Security page as well as review the respective
Lockdown guides.
o ColdFusion 2018 Auto-Lockdown guide
o ColdFusion 2021 Lockdown Guide
Vulnerability Details
Vulnerability Vulnerability Severity CVE Numbers
Category Impact
Use of
Inherently Security CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/
Dangerous feature Critical 7.4 PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/ CVE-2021-40698
Function bypass I:L/A:L
( CWE-242 )
Improper Access Security CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/
Control feature Critical 7.4 PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/ CVE-2021-40699
bypass I:L/A:L
( CWE-284 )
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and
for working with Adobe to help protect our customers :
o Brian Reilly (CVE-2021-40699)
o Rockwell, Edward J (CVE-2021-40698)
ColdFusion JDK Requirement
COLDFUSION 2021 (version 2021.0.0.323925) and above
For Application Servers
On JEE installations, set the following JVM flag, "-Djdk.serialFilter= !
org.mozilla.**;!com.sun.syndication.**;!org.apache.commons.beanutils.**", in
the respective startup file depending on the type of Application Server being
used.
For example:
Apache Tomcat Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the 'Catalina.bat/sh' file
WebLogic Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTIONS in the 'startWeblogic.cmd' file
WildFly/EAP Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the 'standalone.conf' file
Set the JVM flags on a JEE installation of ColdFusion, not on a standalone
installation.
COLDFUSION 2018 HF1 and above
For Application Servers
On JEE installations, set the following JVM flag, "-Djdk.serialFilter= !
org.mozilla.**;!com.sun.syndication.**;!org.apache.commons.beanutils.**", in
the respective startup file depending on the type of Application Server being
used.
For example:
Apache Tomcat Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the 'Catalina.bat/sh' file
WebLogic Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTIONS in the 'startWeblogic.cmd' file
WildFly/EAP Application Server: edit JAVA_OPTS in the 'standalone.conf' file
Set the JVM flags on a JEE installation of ColdFusion, not on a standalone
installation.
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For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html , or email
PSIRT@adobe.com
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