CVE-1999-0477

Exp

The Expression Evaluator in the ColdFusion Application Server allows a remote attacker to upload files to the server via openfile.cfm, which does not restrict access to the server properly.

Published: 1999-12-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0477 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.33%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0477

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19093 exploit_db edb 1998-12-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0477

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.85% 5.33% -1.52%
2 2025-03-30 7.45% 6.85% -0.60%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.45% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0477

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0477

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0477

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
allaire coldfusion_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 3.01 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
allaire coldfusion_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:allaire:coldfusion_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0477

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/115 Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence