Check Point Advisories

Adobe ColdFusion XML External Entity Injection (APSB25-69: CVE-2025-49538)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-0508
Date Published:	8 Jul 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 10 July, 2025
Source:	Adobe APSB25-69
Industry Reference:	CVE-2025-49538
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe ColdFusion ColdFusion 2025 Update 2 Adobe ColdFusion ColdFusion 2023 Update 14 and earlier versions Adobe ColdFusion ColdFusion 2021 Update 20 and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description	An XML external entity injection vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion allows attackers to manipulate or inject malicious XML data, potentially compromising the system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB25-69

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 XML External Entity Injection (APSB25-69: CVE-2025-49538) 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 XML External Entity Injection (APSB25-69: CVE-2025-49538)