CVE-2016-4264
mediumpriority · attend · 68EPSS 0.690 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Office Open XML (OOXML) feature in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 21 and 11 before Update 10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via a crafted OOXML spreadsheet containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–8.6
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-40346Adobe ColdFusion < 11 Update 10 - XML External Entity Injectionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (18)
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- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txtcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036708cnnvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40346/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92684cnnvd
- http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539374/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
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