Check Point Advisories

Adobe ColdFusion Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-38204)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1172
Date Published:	23 Nov 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 07 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-38204
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 1 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 10 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 11 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 12 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 13 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 14 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 15 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 16 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 18 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 2 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 3 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 4 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 5 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 6 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 7 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 8 Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 9 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 1 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 2 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 3 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 4 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 5 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 6 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 7 Adobe ColdFusion 2021 Update 8 Adobe ColdFusion 2023 - Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Update 1 Adobe ColdFusion 2023 Update 2
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.

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 (CVE-2023-38204) 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 (CVE-2023-38204)