CVE-2025-61821 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-61821

ColdFusion | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

Vulnerability Description

ColdFusion versions 2025.4, 2023.16, 2021.22 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and data on the server. Exploit depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ColdFusion
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 9th, 2025
Last Modified: June 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1040 Network Sniffing
Collection
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service
Impact