CVE-2023-22271

AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorExperience ManagerExperience Manager Cloud Service

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 6.5.15.0
Affected range stops below 6.5.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2023.1.0
Affected range stops below 2023.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-261CWE-326

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