Improper access control in Adobe Experience Manager - CVE-2021-42725
Published: December 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59008
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42725
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions by manipulating the Referer HTTP header and gain unauthorized access to the certain pages.
Affected software
Adobe Experience Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2021-42725
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Experience Manager - update to 6.5.10.0