Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Affected Adobe ColdFusion releases may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to make the server disclose sensitive local files through unsafe XML handling. Successful exploitation requires user interaction, but the resulting access crosses a security boundary. Confidentiality is the primary business risk; the supplied evidence does not indicate data modification or service disruption.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority confidentiality issue. Promptly identify affected ColdFusion servers, prioritizing public-facing and sensitive-data systems, then follow Adobe's remediation guidance. Emergency incident status is not supported solely by this bundle because active exploitation is not reported and user interaction is required.
Technical view
CVE-2025-61813 is an XML External Entity vulnerability classified as CWE-611. ColdFusion 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22, and earlier are described as affected. Its CVSS 3.1 score is 7.4: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, and no stated integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running the listed ColdFusion versions or earlier may be exposed where attacker-influenced XML reaches vulnerable processing and the required user interaction occurs. Internet-facing deployments and systems storing readable secrets or sensitive files warrant particular attention. The supplied affected-product metadata contains inconsistent placeholder versions, so validate exact applicability through Adobe's advisory.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and this CVE is not identified as being in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Exploitation requires user interaction, but no authentication is indicated by the CVSS vector. No exploit method, proof of concept, or observed campaign is established by the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
The core weakness, impact, CVSS vector, and affected release families are clearly stated. However, the structured affected-version array contains placeholder values, and the bundle does not reproduce Adobe's fixed versions or mitigations. Confirm release-level applicability and remediation directly against APSB25-105. Changed scope indicates impact may cross the vulnerable component's security authority.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory ColdFusion deployments and identify versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22, or earlier.
- Consult Adobe advisory APSB25-105 for supported remediation and exact fixed-version guidance.
- Prioritize internet-facing systems and servers containing sensitive files or credentials.
- Restrict untrusted XML processing paths where operationally feasible until vendor remediation is applied.
- Limit ColdFusion service-account access to sensitive files as a compensating control.
Validation and detection
- Confirm each deployed ColdFusion version using trusted asset and configuration records.
- Compare deployment details with Adobe advisory APSB25-105, including any updated applicability guidance.
- Identify workflows where external XML content is processed and user interaction can occur.
- Verify vendor-recommended remediation is applied consistently across production and recovery systems.
- Review monitoring records for unexpected ColdFusion access to sensitive local files.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N2.84adobeVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-105.htmlCVE reference, adobe · vendor-advisory
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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.