administrator.cfc in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and possibly execute arbitrary code by logging in to the RDS component using the default empty password and leveraging this session to access the administrative web interface, as exploited in the wild in January 2013.
CVE-2013-0632
Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EPSS
- 99.8%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
January 17, 2013
Last Modified
April 21, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated May 12, 2026Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0632Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30210Adobe - Security Advisories: APSA13-01 - Security Advisory for ColdFusion
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-01.htmlWeakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-30210✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 11, 2013
Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-27755First seen Aug 21, 2013
Adobe ColdFusion 9 - Administrative Authentication Bypass
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/multi/http/coldfusion_rds_auth_bypass✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 8, 2013
Adobe ColdFusion RDS Authentication Bypass
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-24946✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 10, 2013
Adobe ColdFusion APSB13-03 - Remote Multiple Vulnerabilities (Metasploit)
Open source ↗
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