CVE-2022-42351 AEM Incorrect Authorization Security feature bypass
A low-privileged attacker can bypass security features to disclose low-level confidential information in Adobe Experience Manager without user interaction.
- 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-2022-42351?
CVE-2022-42351 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 19 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.14 (and earlier) is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose low level confidentiality information. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42351?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-42351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42351 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-cq2j-c37j-79hh.