CVE-2024-43729
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and have a high impact on integrity. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier contain an improper authorization vulnerability that allows low-privileged attackers to bypass security features. This authorization flaw enables attackers to circumvent access controls with high impact on data integrity, and exploitation requires no user interaction.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.5.22.0< 2024.11.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or use the system console (Navigate to Help > System Information, or access /system/console/systeminfo), which displays the current product versionAffected if The displayed version is 6.5.21 or earlier, or falls below 2024.11.0 (such as 2024.10.x or earlier release lines)
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Verify AEM 6.5.x branch versionIf running on the 6.5.x release line, check the exact 6.5.x version number in the system console or welcome pageAffected if Version is 6.5.21 or lower (6.5.0 through 6.5.21)
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Verify AEM as a Cloud Service versionIf running AEM as a Cloud Service, check the release date or version indicator in the Cloud Manager or system consoleAffected if The release version is earlier than the 2024.11.0 release
Your environment is affected if Adobe Experience Manager is running any version below 6.5.22.0 (for on-premise 6.5.x releases) or below 2024.11.0 (for cloud releases).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.5.22.02024.11.0
Apply the vendor-provided patch to upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to remediate the authorization bypass vulnerability.
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.22.0 or later, or 2024.11.0 or later
- Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use
- Consult Adobe's official release notes and documentation for the target fixed version
- Plan the upgrade, ensuring backup of current data and configurations
- Test the upgrade in a staging or development environment before production deployment
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22.0 or later (6.5.x line) OR version 2024.11.0 or later (2024.x line)
- Verify the upgrade was successful and confirm the version
- Test that the improper authorization vulnerability has been remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-43729 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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