CVE-2023-22271

AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass

Published Mar 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-26435 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.
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Mar 5, 2025, 7:22 PM
Reserved
Dec 19, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 22, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:34 AM