CVE-2023-22271 AEM Weak Cryptography for Passwords Security feature bypass
A low-privileged attacker can decrypt user passwords due to weak cryptography, requiring possession of the encrypted secret.
- 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-2023-22271?
CVE-2023-22271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 22 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Experience Manager versions 6.5.15.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker can exploit this in order to decrypt a user's password. The attack complexity is high since a successful exploitation requires to already have in possession this encrypted secret.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22271?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-22271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22271 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-pfv4-g52j-f26m.