Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-4168 CVE-2016-4169 CVE-2016-4170 CVE-2016-4253 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-79 CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Experience Manager Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
The discovered vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and perform cross-site scripting attacks.
1) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU272
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4168
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website or redirect victim to arbitrary website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationThe vendor has issued fixes to address this vulnerability:
Hotfix 9639 for 6.1
Hotfix 10767 for 6.0
Hotfix 10764 for 5.6.1
Adobe Experience Manager: 5.6.1 - 6.1
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-27.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU271
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4169
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error, which can lead to exposure of audit log events to unprivileged users. A local attacker can get access to potentially sensitive data.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local user to gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive information.
MitigationThe vendor has issued fixes to address this vulnerability:
Hotfix 10956 for 6.2
Hotfix 10768 for 6.1
Hotfix 10767 for 6.0
Adobe Experience Manager: 6.0 - 6.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-27.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU270
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4170
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by incorrect filtration of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website or redirect victim to arbitrary website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationThe vendor has issued fixes to address this vulnerability:
Hotfix 10936 for 6.2
Hotfix 10936 for 6.1
Hotfix 10936 for 6.0
Hotfix 10936 for 5.6.1
Adobe Experience Manager: 5.6.1 - 6.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-27.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Information disclosure in Backup functionality
EUVDB-ID: #VU269
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4253
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error in Backup functionality. A remote attacker can get access to potentially sensitive data.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive information.
MitigationThe vendor has issued fixes to address this vulnerability:
Hotfix 10870 for 6.2
Hotfix 10870 for 6.1
Hotfix 10870 for 6.0
Hotfix 10870 for 5.6.1
Adobe Experience Manager: 5.6.1 - 6.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-27.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
