CVE-2017-11286

Adobe ColdFusion has an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability. This affects Update 4 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 2016, and Update 12 and earlier versions for ColdFusion 11.

Published: 2017-12-01 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-11286 is rated High Risk (68/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.48%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-11286

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 1.29% 8.48% +7.19%
2 2026-03-04 0.95% 1.29% +0.34%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-11286

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-11286

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-11286

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:11.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe coldfusion 2016 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2016:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-11286

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100715 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039321 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb17-30.html Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
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