~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IMPORTANT: A new security bulletin describes a configuration problem that may affect ColdFusion installations. To learn about this new issue and what actions you can take to address it, please visit the Macromedia Security Zone: http://www.macromedia.com/go/mpsb05-03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MPSB05-03 ColdFusion MX 7 cross-site scripting in default error page Originally posted: May 10, 2005 ~~~~~~~ SUMMARY The default error page in the optional-use JRun Web Server bundled with ColdFusion MX 7 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. ~~~~~~~ SOLUTION Define a custom error page or download and install the patch referenced below or use an alternative Web Server with ColdFusion. ~~~~~~~ Affected Software Versions ColdFusion MX 7.0 ~~~~~~~ Severity Rating Macromedia categorizes this issue as a moderate update and recommends users patch their installations immediately. ~~~~~~~ Details A specially encoded URL can be used to create a cross-site scripting attack through the default 404 error page. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires a user to follow a hyperlink to a page that doesn’t exist on the server. Most customers using ColdFusion MX 7 will not be affected by this vulnerability because the majority of customers run ColdFusion MX 7 with other web servers. This vulnerability does not affect ColdFusion servers using connectors to any other web server such as IIS or Apache. Although the JRun Web Server is included with ColdFusion MX 7, it is not recommended for use in production environments and is intended for configuration, evaluation and testing purposes only. ~~~~~~~ Making the Changes NOTE: Back up your existing files before making changes. As always, test the changes in a non-production environment before applying the changes to production servers. Install the security patch from the ColdFusion MX 7 Administrator. The installation process is the same for all platforms and installation choices. 1. Download chf70-60112.jar (2K). 2. Open the ColdFusion MX 7 Administrator and select the System Information page. 3. Next to the Update File field, select the Browse Button and browse to the downloaded file. 4. Select the file and click Submit. 5. Restart ColdFusion. The ColdFusion MX 7 hot fix JAR file does not need to be retained after installing it with the ColdFusion Administrator. The file has been copied into the correct location. The ColdFusion MX 7 hot fix JAR file will appear in the System Information list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reporting Security Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macromedia is committed to addressing security issues and providing customers with the information on how they can protect themselves. If you identify what you believe may be a security issue with a Macromedia product, please send an e-mail to secure@macromedia.com. 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