Check Point Advisories

Adobe ColdFusion Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-29300; CVE-2023-38203)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0530
Date Published:	11 Jul 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 August, 2023
Source:	Adobe APSB23-40
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-29300 CVE-2023-38203
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe ColdFusion 2018 update 1 prior to 16 Adobe ColdFusion prior to 2018u16 Adobe ColdFusion prior to 2021u6 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 update 1 prior to 6 Adobe ColdFusion 2023 prior to 2023.0.0.330468
Vulnerability Description	An insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in Adobe ColdFusion. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB23-40

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 Insecure Deserialization 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 Insecure Deserialization