CVE-2022-30677
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.13.0 (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 low-privilege access to AEM.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceReflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.13.0 and earlier allows low-privilege attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable pages via crafted URL parameters, executing within the context of the victim's browser.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.5.13.0all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Adobe Experience Manager is installedAccess the AEM login page or check for AEM-related processes/services running on the serverAffected if AEM is present and running
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Identify the AEM versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-AEM%20Product%20Version or check the version.properties file in the installation directoryAffected if The reported version is 6.5.13.0 or earlier, or any version prior to the fixed release
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Verify URL parameter handling on exposed endpointsReview the web application firewall or proxy logs, and manually test common AEM endpoints (such as content pages, form handlers, and search interfaces) with crafted URL parameters containing script tags like ?param=<script>alert(1)</script>Affected if The injected script content is reflected back in the HTTP response without proper encoding
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Check for low-privilege user access to vulnerable endpointsUse a low-privilege or anonymous user account to access published pages and verify whether URL parameters can be injected and executed in the browserAffected if Low-privilege users can access pages where malicious URL parameters execute JavaScript in the browser context
If Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.13.0 or earlier is installed AND publicly accessible pages reflect URL parameter input without sanitization, the environment is vulnerable to reflected XSS via CVE-2022-30677.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement robust input validation and output encoding on affected endpoints, particularly URL parameters, to prevent injection of malicious script content.
AEM 6.5.14.0 (or latest available 6.5.x service pack)
- Confirm current AEM version by checking the AEM Welcome page or using the version info in the Adobe Experience Manager Web Console
- Stop the AEM instance and any associated processes
- Back up the entire AEM repository (crx-quickstart) and database to ensure data safety
- Download Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.14.0 (or latest available service pack) from the Adobe Software Distribution portal
- Install the service pack using the command: 'java -jar aem-service-pkg-6.5.14.0.jar' or via Package Manager
- Verify the installation completed successfully by checking the AEM version shows 6.5.14.0
- Clear browser cache and test the application to confirm normal functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-30677 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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