Short Name |
HTTP:COLDFUSION:ENV-VAR-OW |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Adobe ColdFusion Environment Variable Overwrite Attempt |
Release Date |
2011/03/11 |
Update Number |
1881 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known flaw in Adobe ColdFusion. An attacker can send a crafted request which can overwrite ColdFusion environment variables, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Data Injection, and other attacks. This signature should only be used to examine traffic going to ColdFusion HTTP servers.