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CVE-2016-4253

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to...

5.3 Medium

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.75%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-4253
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-4253
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5253 No score

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2016-5253
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvff-6j38-4j66 5.3

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to...

The Backup functionality in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-qvff-6j38-4j66
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4253 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Adobe Experience Manager, published August 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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