CVE-2021-28627 Adobe Experience Manager Server-side Request Forgery could lead to Security feature bypass
An authenticated attacker can exploit a Server-side Request Forgery in Adobe Experience Manager to bypass dispatcher restrictions and contact blocked systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28627?
CVE-2021-28627 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 24 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service offering, as well as versions 6.5.8.0 (and below) is affected by a Server-side Request Forgery. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to contact systems blocked by the dispatcher. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2021-28627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager
- CVE-2026-90532 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2026-105895 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
- CVE-2026-19232 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2025-49533 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
- CVE-2021-40722 AEM Forms Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4cp-xwqq-m567.