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CVE-2021-40711 Detail

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Description

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability when creating Content Fragments. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve arbitrary code execution. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Base Score: 5.4 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 3.5 LOW

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html	Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE	Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	NIST Adobe Systems Incorporated

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Change History

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CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 1/28/2022 5:15:10 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Removed	CVSS V3.1	Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	C-Information leaked appears non-critical/sensitive
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	S-Security boundary

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/18/2021 11:10:55 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Removed	CVSS V3.1	NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Removed	CVSS V2	NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html Patch, Vendor Advisory	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 10/05/2021 6:15:08 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability when creating Content Fragments. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve server-side denial of service. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.	Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability when creating Content Fragments. An authenticated attacker can send a malformed POST request to achieve arbitrary code execution. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
Added	CVSS V3.1		Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Removed	CVSS V3.1	Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	C-Information leaked appears non-critical/sensitive
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	I-Integrity impact appears non-critical
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	S-Security boundary
Removed	CVSS V3.1 Reason	UI-Internet browsing

Initial Analysis by NIST 10/01/2021 9:08:26 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-79
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager::::::::* versions up to (including) 6.5.9.0
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added	CVSS V2 Metadata		Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-40711
NVD Published Date:
09/27/2021
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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