What is CVE-2021-40713?

CVE-2021-40713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-40713?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2021-40713

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper certificate validation vulnerability in the cold storage component. If an attacker can achieve a man in the middle when the cold server establishes a new certificate, they would be able to harvest sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions unspecified
Adobe Experience_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40713?: CVE-2021-40713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-40713?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.