XSS in Adobe Experience Manager
CVE-2021-40711
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Experience Manager — versions unspecified
- Adobe Experience_manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40711?
- CVE-2021-40711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40711?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.