// For flags

CVE-2023-22271

AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-12-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-261: Weak Encoding for Password
  • CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Adobe
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Experience Manager
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< 6.5.16.0
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Affected
Adobe
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Experience Manager Cloud Service
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< 2023.1.0
Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Experience Manager Cloud Service" and version " < 2023.1.0"
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Affected