Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.
CVE-2010-2861
Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 99(Attend)EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Attend
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How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation100% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 100%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
August 11, 2010
Last Modified
August 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Sep 25, 2026ColdFusion directory traversal FAQ (CVE-2010-2861)
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal' - CXSecurity.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8137Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16985✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 16, 2011
Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-14641✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 14, 2010
Adobe ColdFusion - Directory Traversal
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/coldfusion_locale_traversal✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 1, 2010
ColdFusion Server Check
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2010/CVE-2010-2861.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2010
Adobe ColdFusion 8.0/8.0.1/9.0/9.0.1 LFI
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