CVE-2016-4264 EXPLOIT
8.6
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 69% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 69.04% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-09-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | coldfusion |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe ColdFusion < 11 Update 10 - XML External Entity Injection | 2016-09-07 |
References
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/
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