CVE-2021-40711 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-40711: Adobe Experience Manager Stored Cross-Site Scripting Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

Vendor Adobe
Product Experience Manager
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 27, 2021
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 27, 2021 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated