Vulnerability · Published Mar 22, 2023 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2023-22271AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Experience Manager from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Experience Manager versions 6.5.15.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker can exploit this in order to decrypt a user's password. The attack complexity is high since a successful exploitation requires to already have in possession this encrypted secret.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Experience Manager unspecified – through 6.5.15.0unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-261 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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