CVE-2021-40711 (GCVE-0-2021-40711)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-27 15:42 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:27
VLAI
Title
Adobe Experience Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Experience Manager Affected: unspecified , ≤ 6.5.9.0 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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Date Public
2021-09-14 00:00
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