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Macromedia ColdFusion MX Exposure of Class Files
Secunia Advisory: SA14881
Release Date: 2005-04-08
Last Update: 2005-04-14
Popularity: 8,134 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-1022


Description:
Sean Waddell has reported a security issue in Macromedia ColdFusion MX, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose some potentially sensitive information.

The problem is caused due to an error in the ColdFusion MX 6.1 Updater, where certain class files are incorrectly placed inside the web root.

The security issue has been reported in ColdFusion MX 6.1 for JRun4 (Updater 1).

Solution:
Apply workaround (see original advisory).

Provided and/or discovered by:
Sean Waddell, ESP Group

Changelog:
2005-04-14: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Macromedia:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-02.html


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