CVE-2006-3979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.

Published: 2006-08-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:7.02:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3972	The AdminAPI of ColdFusion MX 7 allows attackers to bypass authentication by using "programmatic access" to the adminAPI instead of the ColdFusion Administrator.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0002.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21421
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016660
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-10.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19426
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3224
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28294

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Coldfusion

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-09T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:39.483Z

Reserved: 2006-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3979

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-09T10:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3979

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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