Privilege escalation in Adobe Experience Manager
CVE-2020-9733
An AEM java servlet in AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) executes with the permissions of a high privileged service user. If exploited, this could lead to read-only access to sensitive data in an AEM repository.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Experience Manager — versions unspecified
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Manager Forms — versions 6.4.8.1, 6.5.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-56.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9733?
- CVE-2020-9733 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9733?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9733 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.