Description
The default configuration of ColdFusion MX has the "Enable Robust Exception Information" option selected, which allows remote attackers to obtain the full path of the web server via a direct request to CFIDE/probe.cfm, which leaks the path in an error message.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.0 - Error Message Full Path Disclosure EDB-22544 · webapps · Apr 26, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030426 NII Advisory - Path Disclosure in Cold Fusion MX Server mailing-list
- coldfusion-mx-path-disclosure(11879) vdb-entry
- 7443 vdb-entry
- http://www.nii.co.in/vuln/pdmac.html
- 3307 third-party-advisory