Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege AEM access
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DeliveryInject payload into DOM sink
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ExploitLure victim to crafted page
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ExecutionScript executes in victim browser
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ImpactHijack session / act as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 (1) a low-privilege authenticated foothold on the AEM instance (PR:L) and (2) a victim to actively visit an attacker-crafted webpage (UI:R) - both are explicit limiting factors that constrain real-world abuse. The flaw is a DOM-based sink, so the malicious data is processed client-side in the victim's browser rather than reflected by the server. Affected deployments are Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 up to and including 6.5.25; the description names no special non-default feature toggle, but the required privilege level and mandatory user interaction meaningfully reduce the realistic attack surface compared to the network vector alone. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity DOM-based XSS (CWE-79) in Adobe Experience Manager with a vendor-provided CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N). The signals are internally consistent and point to a bounded, non-critical issue rather than a top priority: network reachable (AV:N) and low complexity (AC:L), but it requires some privileges (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), with only low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The changed scope (S:C) is the one factor that elevates concern, reflecting that script executing in the victim's browser can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, SSVC decision data, or POC was provided in the input, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or published exploit code - this reads as a theoretically exploitable but not-yet-weaponized flaw. The combination of required privileges plus required user interaction typically suppresses real-world exploitation probability, so despite the network vector this is better treated as a routine patch-cycle item than an emergency, absent any exploitation intelligence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with low-level access to an AEM instance plants or references malicious input that is unsafely written into the DOM, then lures an authenticated victim (e.g., a content author or administrator) to visit a crafted page. When the victim's browser processes the manipulated DOM, attacker-controlled JavaScript executes in the victim's session context, potentially stealing session data or performing actions as that user. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
DOM-based cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 through 6.5.25 allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser by luring them to a crafted webpage, potentially altering page content or accessing data visible to that victim. Exploitation requires both a foothold on the AEM instance (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R), and the scope change (S:C) reflects the potential for effects beyond the vulnerable component. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at the time of analysis, and the vendor rates the issue as moderate severity (CVSS 5.4).
RemediationAI
Adobe has published security bulletin APSB26-152 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-152.html), which is the vendor-released patch source for this issue; apply the update to the exact fixed version specified in that advisory, since the input data does not include a precise fix version number. Because exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege session, tightly restrict which AEM accounts can author or interact with the vulnerable component and review existing user roles to remove unnecessary privileges, understanding that overly broad role removal may disrupt legitimate content workflows. As a compensating control, a Content Security Policy that disallows inline and untrusted script sources can reduce the impact of a DOM XSS sink, but it may break legitimate AEM client-side functionality and must be tested before enforcement. There is no indication of active exploitation in the intelligence provided, so emergency network isolation is not warranted; prioritize timely patching and least-privilege access management.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This is a DOM-based cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), a Java-based enterprise content management platform used for authoring and publishing web content. Unlike reflected or stored XSS, a DOM-based sink processes attacker-controlled data entirely client-side, inside the victim's browser, so the malicious payload is not reflected by the server and may evade server-side input filters. The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates the vulnerable component is network-reachable, requires a low-privilege authenticated position to inject the payload into the DOM environment, and mandates that a victim actively visit a crafted page. The scope change (S:C) captures the classic XSS characteristic that the vulnerable component's security authority can be used to affect resources outside its intended boundary, such as the victim's session or other browser-accessible content. The EUVD entry confirms the affected range as Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 from 0 up to and including 6.5.25; no CPE strings were supplied with the intelligence feed, but the Adobe security bulletin APSB26-152 is the authoritative reference for the precise deployment mapping.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
DOM XSS reachable over the network with low complexity, but needs a low-privilege account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R); changed scope (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe).
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
DescriptionCVE.org
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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NVD
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EPSS
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