CVE-2005-4343

Adobe (formerly Macromedia) ColdFusion MX 6.0, 6.1, 6.1 with JRun, and 7.0 allows remote attackers to attach arbitrary files and send mail via a crafted Subject field, which is not properly handled by the CFMAIL tag in applications that use ColdFusion, aka "CFMAIL injection Vulnerability".

Published: 2005-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4343 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4343

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 2025-03-30 1.66% 1.47% -0.18%
2 2025-03-29 1.47% 1.66% +0.18%
3 2025-03-19 1.47%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4343

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4343

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4343

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
macromedia coldfusion 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia coldfusion 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia coldfusion 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.1:*:enterprise_with_jrun:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia coldfusion 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.1:*:j2ee_application_server:*:*:*:*:*
macromedia coldfusion 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:coldfusion:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4343

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