CVE-2021-40722 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-40722: AEM Forms Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Vendor Adobe
Product Experience Manager
Weakness CWE-611 · XXE
Published January 13, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 13, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated