CVE-2022-30686
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 · moderate confidenceA reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.13.0 and earlier allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into URL parameters that are reflected in the response without proper sanitization. Successful exploitation requires tricking a victim into visiting a crafted URL, enabling script execution within the victim's browser context.
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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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Verify Adobe Experience Manager is installedCheck for AEM by accessing the main page or looking for /libs/granite/core/content/login.html or /aem/start.html paths. You can also check for the presence of AEM-specific directories like /apps, /libs, or /content in the web root.Affected if AEM is present in the environment
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Determine the installed AEM versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/bundles or check the crx-quickstart/package.properties file for the product.version property. You can also append ?cmd=version to the AEM login page.Affected if The version is 6.5.13.0 or earlier, or if the version cannot be determined and AEM is confirmed present
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Identify reflected URL parameters without sanitizationTest the application by submitting various URL parameters with special characters like <script>alert(1)</script> or '" onerror=alert(1) ' and observe if these are reflected unescaped in the HTML response. Focus on commonly used parameters such as path, resource, or redirect parameters.Affected if User-supplied URL parameter values appear in the response page without HTML encoding or escaping
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Check for Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as mitigating controlInspect HTTP response headers for Content-Security-Policy or X-Content-Security-Policy headers using browser dev tools, curl -I command, or a proxy interceptor. Also check the Apache Sling CSP servlet configuration.Affected if No CSP headers are configured and URL parameters are reflected without sanitization, indicating the vulnerability is exploitable
You are affected if Adobe Experience Manager is confirmed installed with version 6.5.13.0 or earlier AND URL parameters are being reflected in responses without proper HTML encoding, particularly if no CSP headers are present to mitigate XSS execution.
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 proper input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters, particularly in reflected content. Additionally, configure Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS execution.
AEM 6.5.14.0 or later
- 1. Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use by checking the AEM Welcome page or system console
- 2. Plan an upgrade to AEM 6.5.14.0 or later, which contains the fix for this reflected XSS vulnerability (CVE-2022-30686)
- 3. Before production deployment, test the upgrade in a staging environment to verify compatibility with existing customizations
- 4. Create a full backup of the AEM repository (segmentstore) and database before upgrading
- 5. Deploy the upgraded AEM version to production after successful staging validation
- 6. Verify that the upgrade was successful and that the XSS vulnerability is no longer present
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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