Weak Encoding for Password in Adobe Experience Manager - CVE-2023-22271
Published: March 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73594
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22271
CWE-ID: CWE-261
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker to decrypt passwords of web application users.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of a weak encryption algorithm for passwords. A remote attacker with access to the password hashes can restored them.
Affected software
Adobe Experience Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22271
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Experience Manager - update to 6.5.16.0