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Critical Variable Mass Assignment Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion (CVE-2023-44350)
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New Blog Domain - www.hoyahaxa.com
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I recently moved my blog over to a custom domain -- https://www.hoyahaxa.com/. Old links for hoyahaxa.blogspot.com will continue work and redirect to the new domain. I originally started this blog as a place to share my research about
Technical Details for CVE-2023-29301: Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass for a CFAdmin Authentication Component
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Background
ColdFusion, Connectors, and CFAdmin Security (for more than just ColdFusion 2023 Update 5 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 11)
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Introduction
Exploiting CVE-2017-11286 Six Years Later: XXE in ColdFusion via WDDX Packet
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IntroductionSix years ago today, on September 12, 2017, Adobe released
Technical Details for CVE-2023-29301: Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass for a CFAdmin Authentication Component
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Background
On ColdFusion, AES, and Padding Oracle Attacks: Hic Sunt Dracones
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TL; DR: If you use AES-CBC (or another block cipher operating in CBC mode) to decrypt user-controlled ciphertext, validate the ciphertext with an HMAC or similar integrity check prior to decryption to avoid Padding Oracle vulnerabilities. All user-contr...
On ColdFusion, XXE, and other XML Attacks
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Skip the intro and jump right to how to secure things...An IntroductionThis is the first of what may become a few blog posts based on my
SSRF in ColdFusion/CFML Tags and Functions
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TL;DR: Several ColdFusion/CFML tags and functions can process URLs as file path arguments -- including some tags and and functions that you might not expect. This can lead to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in your code. Developers should be sure to vali...
Stupid Unix Tricks - Using $IFS in Web Application Command Injection Vulnerabilities for Full RCE
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Awhile ago I was testing a web application and found a command injection vulnerability. The payload could be sent via an email address field, so something like:{7*7}@foo.comreturned:
Bygone Vulnerabilities - Remote Code Execution in Oracle Reports 10g/11g
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Looking back at old vulnerabilities can be both fun and useful. Part history, part nostalgia, and still a healthy dose of understanding the technical innerworkings of some software or system. I'm sure that George Santayana would agree. I had planned to go into deta...
Stupid Unix Tricks - Escaping a Restricted Shell
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Welcome to the first post of what may become a series - Stupid Unix Tricks.I love stupid Unix tricks. Even better if they can be used for something security-related. This remains one of my favorite security advi...
Second post - a blog introduction
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A new security blog. In 2021. Um...yeah. I've been working in information security for the past 20+ years. These days, most of my focus is on application security, penetration testing, red teaming, and offense — although I have plenty of slowly-aging experience in incident...
Slides from ColdFusion Summit 2022 - "Below the Surface: Web Vulnerabilities Hiding in your Applications"
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Bygone Vulnerabilities - Remote Code Execution in IBM Lotus SameTime Clients (CVE-2013-0553)
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IntroductionIt's time to dive into another old vulnerability. Let's go back to 2013. Argo lit up the silver screen. The dulcet sounds of Daft Punk filled the air. And the kids would tick-tock away the hours online in six-second blocks watching
Two One-liners for Quick ColdFusion Static Analysis Security Testing
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I want to find all of the security bugs. I'm sure you do too. (Click here to skip all the background info and just jump to the two one-liners.)
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Mura CMS and Masa CMS (CVE-2022-47003 and CVE-2022-47002)
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Preliminary Security Advisory - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Mura CMS and Masa CMS (CVE-2022-47003 and CVE-2022-47002)
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Update March 6, 2023 - the full security advisory has been posted here: https://hoyahaxa.blogspot.com/2023/03/authentication-bypass-mura-masa.html
Slides from ColdFusion Summit East 2023 - "Codes, Ciphers, and ColdFusion: What They Don't Want You To Know"
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