CVE-2025-54246 (GCVE-0-2025-54246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-09 16:36 – Updated: 2025-09-09 16:49
VLAI
Title
Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Adobe Experience Manager Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.5.23.0 (semver)
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Date Public
2025-09-09 17:00
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