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Adobe Experience Manager CVE-2025-64609

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2025-12-10 psirt@adobe.com
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: adobe
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged AEM user
  2. Delivery
    Inject script into vulnerable form field
  3. Exploit
    Stored payload persists on page
  4. Execution
    Victim browses affected page
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim browser
  6. Impact
    Session hijack or data theft

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) with the ability to write to one of the affected AEM form fields, so an attacker must already have content-authoring or equivalent write access to the instance. Successful triggering also requires victim interaction (UI:R): a separate user must subsequently browse the page that renders the stored payload. These two factors - prior authenticated write access and a browsing victim - materially limit realistic exploitation. Affected scope is Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier, including AEM 6.5 LTS and AEM as a Cloud Service per the supplied CPEs.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (CVSS 5.4) that does not rise to an urgent operational priority. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N shows network reach and low complexity, but two meaningful brakes: it requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) to inject the payload, and a victim must browse the affected page (UI:R). The scope change (S:C) reflects that injected script executes in the victim's browser outside the vulnerable component's boundary, but confidentiality and integrity impacts are only Low and availability is None. All corroborating exploitation signals point low: EPSS is 0.25% (15th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC is referenced. These signals are consistent with each other - a low EPSS aligns with the absence of KEV/POC - so there is no conflict to flag. Net assessment: a real but low-to-moderate risk best handled on a normal patch cadence rather than emergency remediation. No SSVC decision data was supplied in the input, so exploitation-status/automatable/technical-impact framing cannot be independently applied beyond the CVSS and EPSS signals above.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user (e.g. a content author) injects malicious JavaScript into a vulnerable AEM form field. When a higher-privileged user or another visitor later browses the page rendering that field, the stored script executes in their browser, enabling session/cookie theft or UI actions in their context. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and victim interaction (loading the page) is required.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker with content-authoring write access to inject malicious scripts into form fields, which execute in a victim's browser when the page is viewed. The vulnerability requires a separate victim to browse the affected page and is rated moderate severity (CVSS 5.4) with a low EPSS of 0.25% (15th percentile). No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at the time of analysis; Adobe has published security bulletin APSB25-115 with remediation guidance.

RemediationAI

Apply the security update referenced in Adobe security bulletin APSB25-115 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-115.html). Patch availability is confirmed per vendor advisory, though the input does not specify an exact fixed version-administrators should consult the bulletin for the precise upgrade path for their AEM deployment. For AEM as a Cloud Service, Adobe manages and automatically applies updates, so no customer action is typically required. For on-premise AEM 6.5.23 and earlier, upgrade to the version specified in the bulletin. If immediate patching is not possible, consider these compensating controls with noted trade-offs: restrict the ability to create or modify form fields to only fully trusted authors (reduces the attack surface but may limit legitimate content workflows); deploy a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) that disallows inline script execution to block payload execution (can break legitimate AEM functionality that relies on inline scripts); enable and verify AEM's built-in XSS protection filters and input sanitization for all custom form components (may not cover bespoke code). Additionally, monitor for unusual form submissions and review authoring accounts for least-privilege compliance.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This is a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting flaw, classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation. Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is an enterprise content management system used for building websites, forms, and digital experiences. The vulnerability resides in AEM form fields that fail to properly sanitize or encode user-supplied input before storing and later rendering it. An attacker with low privileges and write access to a form field can inject JavaScript payloads that are saved on the server; when any user browses the page containing that field, the script executes in the victim's browser context. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates a network-based attack, low complexity, required low privileges (authenticated), required user interaction (victim must visit the page), and a changed scope (S:C), meaning the injected script can affect resources beyond the security authority of the vulnerable component-typically the victim's browser session. Confidentiality and integrity impacts are low, with no availability impact. The supplied CPEs confirm that AEM 6.5.23 and earlier, AEM 6.5 LTS, and AEM as a Cloud Service are in scope. EPSS is 0.25% (15th percentile), suggesting a low probability of exploitation in the wild. No public exploit code or KEV listing is present in the provided intelligence.

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Severity by source

Vendor (adobe) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Stored XSS needing low-privileged write access (PR:L) and a victim page load (UI:R); payload crosses into the victim browser (S:C) with Low C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).

CVSS VectorVendor: adobe

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise CMS/DAM platform across large organizations
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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