What is CVE-2021-40712?

CVE-2021-40712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-40712?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2021-40712

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper input validation vulnerability via the path parameter. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve server-side denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (60.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40712?: CVE-2021-40712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-40712?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.