Critical severity · published Jan 13, 2022
CVE-2021-40722
AEM Forms Cloud Service offering, as well as version 6.5.10.0 (and below) are affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker…
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
AEM Forms Cloud Service offering, as well as version 6.5.10.0 (and below) are affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to achieve RCE.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Experience Manager · Adobe
through 6.5.10.0 · source: NVD
EM
Experience Manager Cloud Service · Adobe
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40722
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40722
Release Notes
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-103.html
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