CVE-2022-35694
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 version 6.5.14 (and earlier) is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If a low-privileged 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.
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 XSS vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.14 and earlier. Attack requires social engineering to convince victims to click a malicious URL containing unsanitized JavaScript that executes 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< 6.5.15.0< 2022.10.0CVSS 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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Determine AEM 6.5.x versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/bundles or /libs/granite/core/content/login.html to view the installed product version. Alternatively, check the crx-quickstart/license.properties file for the product version string.Affected if The displayed version is 6.5.14.0 or earlier (less than 6.5.15.0)
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Determine AEM Cloud Service versionCheck the Cloud Service release version through the Adobe Cloud Manager console or the system information available at /system/console/bundles in the AEM Cloud environment.Affected if The Cloud Service version is earlier than 2022.10.0 (the October 2022 release)
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Verify the affected deploymentConfirm whether your AEM instance is exposed to the web and accessible via HTTP/HTTPS URLs that users might click. Check if the instance has external-facing publish or preview instances.Affected if The instance is internet-facing and users could potentially click crafted URLs pointing to AEM pages
You are affected if your AEM 6.5.x installation is version 6.5.14.0 or earlier, or your AEM Cloud Service is before the October 2022 (2022.10.0) release, and the instance is accessible for users to click malicious URLs.
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 · scoped6.5.15.02022.10.0
Apply the vendor security patch from Adobe. Users should avoid clicking untrusted URLs referencing AEM pages.
AEM 6.5.15.0 (on-premises) or AEM Cloud Service 2022.10.0
- Identify your current Adobe Experience Manager version (6.5.x on-premises or Cloud Service)
- For AEM 6.5.x on-premises: Upgrade to version 6.5.15.0 or later
- For AEM Cloud Service: Ensure your environment is updated to version 2022.10.0 or later
- After upgrading, verify that the reflected XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing with crafted URLs in a non-production environment
- Confirm the fix by reviewing the Adobe security bulletin for CVE-2022-35694
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-2022-35694 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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