Check Point Advisories

Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-15961)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1086
Date Published:	15 Nov 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 21 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-15961
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 1 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 10 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 11 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 12 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 13 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 14 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 2 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 3 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 4 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 5 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 6 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 7 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 8 Adobe ColdFusion 11.0 Update 9 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 1 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 2 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 3 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 4 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 5 Adobe ColdFusion 2016 Update 6 Adobe ColdFusion 2018
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-15961) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe ColdFusion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-15961)