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Macromedia ColdFusion MX Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Macromedia ColdFusion MX Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

A vulnerability has been reported for Macromedia ColdFusion MX that
may reveal the physical path information to attackers.

When certain malformed URL requests (port 8500) are received by the server, an
error message is returned containing the full path of the ColdFusion
installation.

Solution : Change the 'Debugging Settings' on the Administrator console
of the ColdFusion server. This can be achieved by disabling the 'Enable
Robust Exception Information' option.

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 7443

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