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Adobe Experience Manager CVE-2025-64839

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
    Obtain low-privileged AEM author account
  2. Delivery
    Inject script into vulnerable form field
  3. Exploit
    Payload stored in repository
  4. Execution
    Victim browses page rendering field
  5. Persist
    Malicious JavaScript executes in victim browser
  6. Impact
    Session/token theft in victim context

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

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Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid low-privileged AEM account with authoring access to inject script into a vulnerable form field (PR:L), and requires a victim to subsequently browse the page rendering that field for the stored payload to execute (UI:R). Exploitation is limited to Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier, including AEM Cloud Service and the 6.5 LTS build. Realistic risk is constrained by the need for both prior authentication and victim interaction; it is not exploitable against an unauthenticated attacker or without a victim visiting the affected page.

Impact

This is a genuinely LOW-priority issue despite carrying a MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS score. The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N is doubly gated: the attacker must already hold a low-privileged authenticated AEM account (PR:L) capable of writing to form fields, and a victim must then browse to the page containing the injected payload (UI:R). Impact is limited to C:L/I:L with A:N - a scope-change (S:C) stored XSS that runs script in the victim's browser context, not server compromise. All exploitation signals reinforce low real-world risk: EPSS is 0.20% (9th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC has been identified. No SSVC decision data was supplied, but the low automatability (requires authenticated injection plus victim interaction) and partial technical impact both point to Track/low-priority handling. No signals conflict: the low EPSS, absent KEV, and low impact metrics are all mutually consistent. Prioritize behind any unauthenticated or higher-impact AEM findings in the same APSB25-115 batch (e.g., the 9.3 DOM-XSS session-takeover CVEs).

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged AEM author with access to a form-authoring component injects a malicious JavaScript payload into a vulnerable form field, which is stored persistently. When another user - such as a higher-privileged editor or a site visitor - navigates to the page rendering that field, the script executes in their browser, enabling session-token theft or actions in their authenticated context. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires both a valid account and victim page interaction.

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 – Sep 26, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier allows a low-privileged authenticated author to inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form fields, which then executes in a victim's browser when they browse to the affected page. Exploitation requires a valid AEM account with authoring access (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), so it is not exploitable by unauthenticated attackers or without a victim visiting the page. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and EPSS is low (0.20%), making this a low-priority issue despite the medium 5.4 CVSS score.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor patch referenced in Adobe security advisory APSB25-115; upgrade Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier installations to the latest patched version (consult the advisory for the exact fixed version, as it is not specified in the available data). There is no public exploit identified, so emergency patching is not warranted, but timely upgrade is recommended. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict authoring privileges to trusted users, implement strict server-side input validation and output encoding on all form fields, and deploy a Content Security Policy with script-src 'self' to mitigate inline script execution (note that CSP may break legitimate inline scripts and requires testing). Additionally, review stored form content for injected scripts and remove any malicious entries. Trade-offs: restricting authoring access may impact legitimate content creation; CSP may require adjustments to accommodate authorized scripts.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is a Java-based content management system. The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw (CWE-79) in form fields, where user-supplied input is not properly neutralized before being stored and later rendered. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates network attack, low complexity, low privileges required (PR:L), and user interaction (UI:R). Per CPE, affected products include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and earlier, AEM Cloud Service, and the 6.5 LTS build. A low-privileged author can store a script payload that executes in the context of other users' browsers when they view the page, potentially leading to session hijacking or defacement, though impact is limited (C:L/I:L) and scope is changed (S:C).

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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

Authenticated low-priv author injects (PR:L), stored payload needs victim page visit (UI:R), browser-context script crosses trust boundary (S:C) with partial 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 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely-used enterprise CMS but authoring access is not internet-wide
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
Medium

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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