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Ensuring the security of your ColdFusion environment is crucial, and by adhering to simple rules, you can significantly enhance its robustness. Here are some key practices to follow: Use Supported Versions: Always make sure to use a ColdFusion version supported by Adobe. Regularly update both ColdFusion and Java to benefit from the latest security patches and improvements. Utilize cfqueryparam: Protect your applications from SQL injection attacks by consistently using cfqueryparam in your queries. Despite these fundamental security measures, it’s essential […]
(Originally published in Feb 2024; updated in Aug 2025) When you enter a ColdFusion serial number, whether during installation or via the CF Admin “Licensing and Activation” page, the activation of that license (new since CF2021) should take place immediately, interacting with the Adobe licensing server over the internet. And when the server is offline/on a private network or CF is not connected to the internet (such as via proxy settings in the CF Admin Package Manager>Settings page), the CF […]
I just installed ColdFusion 2018 and there are 16 updates. I there a script I can run to install all of the updates one time?
Hi Experts, I am facing same issue in my application when calling HTTPS services with we are using below versions: I/O Exception: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target Server Product ColdFusion Version 2018,0,19,330149 Edition Enterprise Operating System UNIX JAVA java version “11.0.17” 2022-10-18 LTS Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.17+10-LTS-269) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.17+10-LTS-269, mixed mode TOMCAT SERVER Please let me know if any details required. Thanks!
IIS requests to the ISAPI filter for Coldfusion 2023 result in a 500 error.
I have installed Adobe ColdFusion 2021 with Enterprise Key. The Activation was successful with the following information in the the “Activation” tab page Server Edition : Enterprise Activation Status : Activated Deployment Type : Production Device ID : XXXXXX When I click on the “Usage” tab, I don’t see any information other than a message “The Usage data is not applicable to the serial number applied on this ColdFusion” Is this normal ? The ‘Licensing and Activation -> Settings -> Usage […]
When working on migration projects to ColdFusion 2023, one of the most common updates is to bulk replace instances of ‘cf_sql_int’ with ‘cf_sql_integer’. In some projects, data validation for variables may have been overlooked, such as using float data or commas in numeric values. To address these issues comprehensively, we can employ custom tags like ‘cf_query’ and ‘cf_queryparam’ to handle required conversions and data validation. An excellent reference for this approach is Adam Cameron’s 2012 article on ‘Custom tags: nesting’: […]
I have a new computer that’s been a challenge to set up…I’m a web developer, not a computer tech which is the problem. I have Windows11 Pro, installed ColdFusion2023 and on my Windows10 use MS Access 2013 (yeah, I know, it’s old, but it has always worked perfectly for me) when developing sites on my local host. On my old computer, which ran CF10, I’d use ODBC32 to connect…but I’d have to connect it first in Windows ODBC32, then add […]
In my recent work on migrating older projects to ColdFusion 2023, I encountered the need to recreate the functionality of the deprecated CFMENU tag. Although I hadn’t used CFMENU before, adapting to the new environment prompted me to develop a solution using custom tags. I propose creating two custom tags to replicate the required functionality. Let’s refer to Adobe’s documentation for CFMENU as an example: https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/cfml-reference/coldfusion-tags/tags-m-o/cfmenu.html We need to create 2 Custom tags: Menu.cfm: <cfsetting enablecfoutputonly=”Yes”> <cfparam name = “Caller.oldstatus” […]
ColdFusion 2023 fails with 500.0 error when run via IIS.
Last time, most of my work involved migrating sites from pretty old versions of ColdFusion, mainly versions 9 or 10, to ColdFusion 2023. Despite the fact that the sites were created by different developers, the task was relatively straightforward. In most cases, we simply needed to correct ‘cfsql’ types in ‘cfqueryparam’. For instance, we could perform a bulk replace to change ‘cf_sql_int’ to ‘cf_sql_integer’. The process becomes more complicated when dealing with issues related to reserved words, especially when they […]
