# CVE-2010-2861: Adobe ColdFusion - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2010-2861 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2010-2861

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Adobe ColdFusion
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

## Description

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/.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2010-2861](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2861) is a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files through path traversal in the administrator console's locale parameter.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 19th of June 2024.

According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2010-2861 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting.
Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2010-2861 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2010-2861 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Observed exploitation attempts typically involve requests targeting `/cfide/administrator/enter.cfm` with crafted path traversal patterns.

## Timeline

- 2010-08-11: CVE Published. CVE-2010-2861 is published to NVD.
- 2022-03-25: CISA KEV. CVE-2010-2861 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2022-04-15: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).
- 2024-06-19: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2010-2861 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2024-11-23: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2010-2861 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2010/CVE-2010-2861.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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