{"id":59559,"date":"2025-07-22T09:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T09:33:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-09T18:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T00:15:18","slug":"cve-2025-49537-command-injection-vulnerability-in-coldfusion-posing-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49537-command-injection-vulnerability-in-coldfusion-posing-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49537: Command Injection Vulnerability in ColdFusion Posing Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will delve into the details of a critical vulnerability CVE-2025-49537, affecting the popular web application development platform, ColdFusion. This security flaw has a CVSS Severity Score of 7.9, making it a high-risk vulnerability that deserves immediate attention. Affected versions of ColdFusion include 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7805-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-1-0-0-9-leading-to-remote-buffer-overflow-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67837\">vulnerability could lead<\/a> to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command (OS Command Injection) potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution by a high-privileged attacker. It&#8217;s worth noting that while exploitation requires user interaction, the impact could be substantial, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43933-high-risk-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-via-password-reset-feature\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70815\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49537<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: OS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7097-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68218\">Command Injection<\/a><br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67836\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2749448244\" 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<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36600-dell-bios-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70109\">vulnerability stems from the improper<\/a> neutralization of special elements used in an OS command within ColdFusion. An attacker with high privileges can inject malicious commands into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67838\">system via the application<\/a>. These commands are executed at the operating system level, providing the attacker with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69420\">potential to execute arbitrary<\/a> code, alter system configurations, or access sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-99900790\" 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>Consider the conceptual example below that demonstrates how a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70816\">request might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;payload&quot;: &quot;; rm -rf \/ --no-preserve-root;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71167\">request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint. The payload is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52688-critical-vulnerability-allowing-root-command-injection-on-access-point\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70066\">command injection<\/a> that, if executed by the server, would delete all files on the system. This is merely illustrative and in practice, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50475-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-russound-mbx-pre-d67f-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70260\">injected commands<\/a> could take many other forms, potentially much more subtle and damaging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, or in cases where patching is not immediately feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by blocking or alerting on suspicious activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will delve into the details of a critical vulnerability CVE-2025-49537, affecting the popular web application development platform, ColdFusion. This security flaw has a CVSS Severity Score of 7.9, making it a high-risk vulnerability that deserves immediate attention. Affected versions of ColdFusion include 2025.2, 2023.14, 2021.20 and earlier. 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