CVE-2021-40711

Adobe Experience Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Published Sep 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability when creating Content Fragments. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve arbitrary code execution. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27877 Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability when creating Content Fragments. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve arbitrary code execution. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 7:27 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 27, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM