{"id":59429,"date":"2025-07-16T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:30:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:49:50","slug":"cve-2025-49551-hard-coded-credentials-vulnerability-in-coldfusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49551-hard-coded-credentials-vulnerability-in-coldfusion\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49551: Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability in ColdFusion<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hard-coded credentials, an all too common security oversight, have once again come into the limelight with the recent discovery of CVE-2025-49551. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Adobe&#8217;s ColdFusion application development platform, and could allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the affected systems. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49672-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67830\">vulnerability is significant due to the potential for unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive systems or data, which may result in system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe affected versions of ColdFusion are widely used in the development of web applications, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57761-unpatched-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89757\">unpatched vulnerability<\/a> of this nature can have far-reaching implications. This risk is amplified by the fact that the exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69676\">vulnerability doesn&#8217;t require user<\/a> interaction, enabling a wider range of attack scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49551<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5835-droip-plugin-for-wordpress-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69133\">Unauthorized access<\/a> to systems and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-384993630\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>ColdFusion | 2025.2<br \/>\nColdFusion | 2023.14<br \/>\nColdFusion | 2021.20 and earlier versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43209-high-risk-out-of-bounds-access-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-apple-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69675\">hard-coded credentials<\/a> within the affected versions of ColdFusion. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43232-critical-permissions-issue-allowing-app-to-bypass-privacy-preferences-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69132\">allows an attacker to leverage these credentials to bypass<\/a> security measures, resulting in unauthorized access. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it affects a component that is restricted to internal IP addresses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33054-insufficient-ui-warning-in-remote-desktop-client-opens-door-to-spoofing-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68082\">opening the door<\/a> to potential insider threats or attackers who have already gained a foothold in the network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-892769151\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual example of exploiting this vulnerability might look something like the following pseudocode:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/internal\/component HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Basic [Insert Base64 encoded hardcoded credentials]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, the attacker has knowledge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52159-hardcoded-credentials-compromise-security-in-ppress-0-0-9\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90644\">hardcoded credentials<\/a>, which are base64 encoded and included in the HTTP request to the internal component. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53024-high-risk-oracle-vm-virtualbox-vulnerability-allows-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70768\">allows the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system<\/a> without needing user interaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7734-critical-gitlab-ce-ee-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-actions-by-attackers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79526\">action to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible. In situations where immediate patching is not feasible, it&#8217;s recommended to use a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) as a temporary measure. However, these should not be considered long-term solutions, as they may not fully protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78521\">system from compromise<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Hard-coded credentials, an all too common security oversight, have once again come into the limelight with the recent discovery of CVE-2025-49551. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Adobe&#8217;s ColdFusion application development platform, and could allow attackers to escalate their privileges on the affected systems. 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