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.
Published 2023-03-22 17:15:15
Updated 2023-03-24 02:31:16
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Products affected by CVE-2023-22271

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22271

0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-22271

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1.6
3.6
NIST
5.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1.6
3.6
Adobe Systems Incorporated

CWE ids for CVE-2023-22271

  • Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password.
    Assigned by: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)
  • The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-22271

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