CVE-2021-40713 (GCVE-0-2021-40713)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-27 15:43 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:27
VLAI
Title
Adobe Experience Manager Improper Certificate Validation Could Lead to Man In The Middle Attack
Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)
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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