CVE-2022-42345
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 confidenceAdobe Experience Manager 6.5.14 and earlier contains a reflected XSS vulnerability where malicious JavaScript can be injected via a crafted URL. When a victim clicks the attacker-supplied link, the malicious payload executes within the victim's browser context due to insufficient input validation and output encoding on the vulnerable parameter.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Check AEM version via system consoleVisit /system/console/status-productinfo.xml in your AEM instance or access Help > About Adobe Experience Manager from the AEM welcome pageAffected if Version displayed is below 6.5.15.0 for AEM 6.5 or below 2022.10.0 for AEM Cloud Service
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Check version.properties fileLocate and read the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart directory of your AEM installationAffected if The product.version property indicates a version lower than 6.5.15.0
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Verify CSP header presenceInspect HTTP response headers using browser dev tools or run 'curl -I https://your-aem-domain' to check for Content-Security-Policy headersAffected if CSP headers are absent or do not include strict script-src directives, leaving the XSS vector unmitigated
Your environment is affected if running Adobe Experience Manager below version 6.5.15.0 or AEM Cloud Service below version 2022.10.0, and the vulnerable parameter endpoint is accessible without compensating controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.15.02022.10.0
Update Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.15 or later, which contains the security patch. Alternatively, implement input validation and output encoding on the vulnerable endpoint, and deploy Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate XSS attacks.
Experience Manager 6.5.15.0 (on-premise) or 2022.10.0 (Cloud Service)
- For Adobe Experience Manager on-premise: Upgrade to version 6.5.15.0 or later by following Adobe's upgrade documentation
- For Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service: Ensure the environment is updated to the 2022.10.0 release or later through the Cloud Manager
- After upgrading, clear any dispatcher caches and rebuild indexes as needed per standard upgrade procedures
- Verify the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing that the affected endpoints no longer reflect unsanitized input in the response
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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- 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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