Is CVE-2021-40698 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-40698 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40698?

CVE-2021-40698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40698?

CVE-2021-40698 has an EPSS score of 0.54% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40698?

Upgrade coldfusion to 2018 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40698

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

CWE-242

How to fix

Remediation Available

coldfusionNVD

Affected:< 2018Fixed in:2018CVE-2021-40698derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.