# CVE-2010-5290: The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The authentication process in Adobe ColdFusion before 10 does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging read access to the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2861.

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## References

- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/coldfusion-directory-traversal-faq-cve-2010-2861/
- http://osvdb.org/97553
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87740
- http://qualys.immunityinc.com/home/exploitpack/CANVAS/CF_directory_traversal

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