Web Content Management Core Components
CVE-2022-35697
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 13 maven packages depend on com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core (11 direct, 2 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.20.8.
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Experience Manager Core Components version 2.20.6 (and earlier) is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires a low author privilege access.
AnalysisAI
Adobe Experience Manager Core Components version 2.20.6 (and earlier) is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Adobe Experience Manager Core Components version 2.20.6 (and earlier) is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires a low author privilege access. Affected products include: Adobe Web Content Management Core Components. Version information: version 2.20.6.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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