CVE-2025-49542

Reflected script execution via undisclosed page input

Published Jul 8, 2025 · Updated Jul 9, 2025

Reflected XSS in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.2, 2023.14, and 2021.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to run script through a crafted URL. Adobe has not disclosed the vulnerable page or the request value that is reflected without adequate output neutralization. Exploitation requires access from an internal address and victim interaction with the crafted link; resulting script runs in the victim's browser context.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability1.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Adobe ColdFusion 2025.2, 2023.14, and 2021.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to run script through a crafted URL. Adobe has not disclosed the vulnerable page or the request value that is reflected without adequate output neutralization. Exploitation requires access from an internal address and victim interaction with the crafted link; resulting script runs in the victim's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-49542
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Updated
Jul 9, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
ColdFusion
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2021.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · ColdFusionversion=0 <=2021.20

Published CVSS scores

5.2Adobe Systems IncorporatedCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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