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Medium · 5.4 Scanner template CVE-2021-21087 EUVD-2021-8478GHSA-9mx8-9vhh-5qr7

ColdFusion Improper neutralization of web input during page generation could lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser

Published Apr 15, 2021 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe Coldfusion versions 2016 (update 16 and earlier), 2018 (update 10 and earlier) and 2021.0.0.323925 are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability. An attacker could abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe ColdFusion unspecified – ≤ 2016.16, unspecified – ≤ 2018.10, unspecified – ≤ 2021.0.0.323925, unspecified – ≤ None —

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

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