Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.15.0 weak password encoding

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.15.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in weak password encoding. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-22271. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.15.0 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password encoding vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-261. Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 03/22/2023 as apsb23-18. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-22271 since 12/19/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-26435). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak password encoding
CWE: CWE-261 / CWE-257 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/19/2022 🔍
03/22/2023 +93 days 🔍
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09/28/2025 +921 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-18
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223608
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2023 21:22
Updated: 09/28/2025 18:19
Changes: 03/22/2023 21:22 (50), 09/28/2025 18:19 (16)
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