CVE-2023-22271: AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-261

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.

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager: before 6.5.16.0 — fixed in 6.5.16.0
Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service: before 2023.1.0 — fixed in 2023.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.16.0; Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2023.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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