CVE-2025-43559 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-43559
Vulnerability Scoring

9.1
/10
Critical Risk

As a catastrophic security flaw, CVE-2025-43559 has severe implications, demanding immediate intervention.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-43559 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕣 19 May 2025, 20:31 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 13 May 2025, 21:16 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 5 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

psirt@adobe.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVE-2025-43559 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-43559: ColdFusion versions 2025.1, 2023.13, 2021.19 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. A high-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms and execute code. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-43559

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-43559 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-43559

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2025-43559 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-43559, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-43559, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2025-43559 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2025-43559 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-43559 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2025-43559 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2021:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2023:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2025:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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