# CVE-2010-2861: Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-03-25, known ransomware use
- Published: 2010-08-11
- CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 99.7% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Adobe ColdFusion 9.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the locale parameter to (1) CFIDE/administrator/settings/mappings.cfm, (2) logging/settings.cfm, (3) datasources/index.cfm, (4) j2eepackaging/editarchive.cfm, and (5) enter.cfm in CFIDE/administrator/.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | Before feed history | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-09-17 | 5151 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | Before feed history | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-09-17 · new · rule 200007074
  > Added: signature 200007074 "Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal" (Path Traversal, risk Medium), systems: Macromedia ColdFusion. References: CVE-2010-2861.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2010-2861, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2010-2861, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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