CVE-2013-0632: Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor

Adobe

Product

ColdFusion

Added to the catalog

2022-03-03

Due date for US federal agencies

2022-03-24

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Catalog version

2026.10.30

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion which could result in an unauthorized user gaining administrative access.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0632

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2013-01-17T00:55:01.200

Last modified

2026-06-16T23:49:48.073

Weaknesses

CWE-276

administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

References

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30210 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30210 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0632 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

adobe

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2013-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Updated

2025-10-22T00:05:44.628Z

Problem types

n/a

administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.

References

• 30210
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-03.html
• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.html

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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