CVE-2021-40713 Adobe Experience Manager Improper Certificate Validation Could Lead to Man In The Middle Attack
An attacker performing a man-in-the-middle attack can harvest sensitive information due to improper certificate validation in the cold storage component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40713?
CVE-2021-40713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 27 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a improper certificate validation vulnerability in the cold storage component. If an attacker can achieve a man in the middle when the cold server establishes a new certificate, they would be able to harvest sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40713?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40713?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40713 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-65f4-h7gh-6c3f.