Self Signed Certificates in Edge on Windows 2022

When setting up a server for training purposes I wanted to create a self signed certificate for app1.

From: Pete Freitag's Homepage

Self Signed Certificates in Edge on Windows 2022

When setting up a server for training purposes I wanted to create a self signed certificate for app1.

From: Pete Freitag's Homepage

New Blog Domain - www.hoyahaxa.com

I recently moved my blog over to a custom domain -- https://www.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

New Blog Domain - www.hoyahaxa.com

I recently moved my blog over to a custom domain -- https://www.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

ColdFusion, Connectors, and CFAdmin Security (for more than just ColdFusion 2023 Update 5 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 11)

IntroductionThis post is about ColdFusion 2023 Update 5 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 11, but it's also about more than just those versions.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

ColdFusion, Connectors, and CFAdmin Security (for more than just ColdFusion 2023 Update 5 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 11)

IntroductionThis post is about ColdFusion 2023 Update 5 and ColdFusion 2021 Update 11, but it's also about more than just those versions.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

Best Practices Are Best, Except When They're Not

A code-review of sorts where we go over some of the real-world situations when things just don't go the way the Stack Overflow Gods say they should. We'll look at the pros and cons of solutions in these situations and the lessons hopefully learned along the way.  

From: South of Shasta: Software Development, Web Design, Training

Best Practices Are Best, Except When They're Not

A code-review of sorts where we go over some of the real-world situations when things just don't go the way the Stack Overflow Gods say they should. We'll look at the pros and cons of solutions in these situations and the lessons hopefully learned along the way.  

From: South of Shasta: Software Development, Web Design, Training

CFWT Is Hiring: UI/UX Person

CFWT is looking to hire again.

From: ColdFusion Muse

CFWT Is Hiring: UI/UX Person

CFWT is looking to hire again.

From: ColdFusion Muse

CFWT Is Hiring: UI/UX Person

CFWT is looking to hire again.

From: ColdFusion Muse

Exploiting CVE-2017-11286 Six Years Later: XXE in ColdFusion via WDDX Packet

Introduction🎈🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎈Six years ago today, on September 12, 2017, Adobe released APSB17-30.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

Exploiting CVE-2017-11286 Six Years Later: XXE in ColdFusion via WDDX Packet

Introduction🎈🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎈Six years ago today, on September 12, 2017, Adobe released APSB17-30.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

Technical Details for CVE-2023-29301: Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass for a CFAdmin Authentication Component

BackgroundIn this post I'll be walking though CVE-2023-29301, which is an access control bypass / password brute force vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion that I reported to Adobe and was fixed on July 11, 2023 in Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB23-40.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

Technical Details for CVE-2023-29301: Adobe ColdFusion Access Control Bypass for a CFAdmin Authentication Component

BackgroundIn this post I'll be walking though CVE-2023-29301, which is an access control bypass / password brute force vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion that I reported to Adobe and was fixed on July 11, 2023 in Adobe Product Security Bulletin APSB23-40.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

cfscript cf*() functions are Custom Tags

I found an interesting discussion between the community and Adobe today regarding early cfscript functionality for tags.

From: Chris Tierney

cfscript cf*() functions are Custom Tags

I found an interesting discussion between the community and Adobe today regarding early cfscript functionality for tags.

From: Chris Tierney

Simpler Bootstrap accordions

Vertically collapsing accordion UI components are simple to implement these days using native HTML.

From: cfSimplicity

Simpler Bootstrap accordions

Vertically collapsing accordion UI components are simple to implement these days using native HTML.

From: cfSimplicity

On ColdFusion, AES, and Padding Oracle Attacks: Hic Sunt Dracones

TL; DR: If you use AES-CBC (or another block cipher operating in CBC mode) to decrypt user-controlled ciphertext, validate the ciphertext with an HMAC or similar integrity check prior to decryption to avoid Padding Oracle vulnerabilities.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

On ColdFusion, AES, and Padding Oracle Attacks: Hic Sunt Dracones

TL; DR: If you use AES-CBC (or another block cipher operating in CBC mode) to decrypt user-controlled ciphertext, validate the ciphertext with an HMAC or similar integrity check prior to decryption to avoid Padding Oracle vulnerabilities.

From: Hoya Haxa - A Security Research Blog

Adobe ColdFusion Log Verboseness

Server logs in ColdFusion are a must-have resource to help you tune, monitor, and troubleshoot your servers.

From: Chris Tierney

Adobe ColdFusion Log Verboseness

Server logs in ColdFusion are a must-have resource to help you tune, monitor, and troubleshoot your servers.

From: Chris Tierney

FortiGate 80F to Unifi Security Gateway Pro 4 IPSec Tunnel Issues

I have recently replaced an older Cisco ASA 5550 with a FortiGate 80F.

From: Chris Tierney