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DETECTION OVERVIEW

Adobe ColdFusion Exploit Attempt - CVE-2018-15961

Risk Factors

This vulnerability is well known, and ColdFusion servers are often exposed to the internet. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely control a device and gain an entry point for launching further attacks on the network.

Kill Chain

Exploitation

Risk Score

83

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Attack Background

Adobe ColdFusion is a web development platform that can run Java applications. ColdFusion has a vulnerability in the built-in upload manager that allows an attacker to run arbitrary Java code on the server. The attacker sends an HTTP POST request to upload a malicious JSP file, which is not restricted by default. The attacker then calls the URL of the malicious file to run the code. Depending on the sophistication of the payload containing the code, the attacker might be able to exfiltrate data, leverage a web shell to run commands, or launch other additional attacks on the server.

Mitigation Options

Install relevant patches for affected versions

Lock down ColdFusion Administrator access to a trusted set of IP addresses

Add a restriction against .jsp files in the <cfset settings.disfiles = > tag of the settings.cfm configuration file

Examine log files for suspicious activity to determine if a payload was deployed

Examine the following upload paths for unauthorized files: /cf_scripts/ and /cf_scripts/scripts/ajax/ckeditor/plugins/filemanager/uploadedFiles/

MITRE ATT&CK ID

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