Title

ColdFusion must have the sample data directories removed. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

ColdFusion is installed with directories that contain sample code, data, and services. 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 ColdFusion and to those systems connected to ColdFusion. To alleviate this issue, sample code, data, and services must be deleted.

Check Content

1. Locate each directory of the ColdFusion instances and observe their subdirectories. If the "db" subdirectory exists, this is a finding. If the "cfx" subdirectory exists, this is a finding. 2. From the Admin Console Landing Screen, navigate to Package Manager >> Packages. If the "gateway" subdirectory exists and the "eventgateways" package is not listed as installed, this is a finding. If the "gql" subdirectory exists and the "graphqlclient" package is not listed as installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Delete all sample directories not referenced by an installed package in each ColdFusion instance directory.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-279051r1171473_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-279051

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

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