High severity · published Sep 10, 2020
CVE-2020-9733
An AEM java servlet in AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) executes with the permissions of a high privileged service user
7.5
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An AEM java servlet in AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) executes with the permissions of a high privileged service user. If exploited, this could lead to read-only access to sensitive data in an AEM repository.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Experience Manager · Adobe
through 6.2.1.20; 6.3.0.0 through 6.3.3.8; 6.4.0.0 through 6.4.8.1; 6.5.0.0 through 6.5.5.0 · source: NVD
EM
Experience Manager Forms · Adobe
6.4.8.1; 6.5.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9733
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9733
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-56.html
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