Title

ColdFusion must have example data sources removed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

ColdFusion is installed with sample data services, gateway services, and collections. These can be used in a development environment to learn how to use and develop applications and services, but these samples are not tested and patched for security issues. Allowing them to be available on a production system provides a gateway to an attacker to the application server and to those systems connected to ColdFusion. To alleviate this issue, sample code and services must be deleted.

Check Content

Several sample services are installed with the ColdFusion server. From the Administrator Console, go to the "Data Sources" page under the "Data & Services" menu. If the data sources cfartgallery, cfbookclub, cfcodeexplorer, or cfdocexamples exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the sample data sources by navigating to the "Data Sources" page under the "Data & Services" menu. Delete the data sources cfartgallery, cfbookclub, cfcodeexplorer, and cfdocexamples.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-237173r641614_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-237173

Group Title: SRG-APP-000141-AS-000095

Expert Comments

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