CVE-2022-44473
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 allows injection of malicious JavaScript via unsanitized URL parameters. The attack requires social engineering to convince a victim to click a crafted link.
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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Determine Adobe Experience Manager versionLocate the AEM product version through the system console or version file (typically accessible via /system/console or in the product release notes). For Cloud Service, check the deployment version information.Affected if The installed version is lower than 6.5.15.0 for AEM on-premise, or lower than 2022.10.0 for AEM Cloud Service.
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Verify web-facing accessibilityConfirm whether the AEM instance is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS from a browser, as reflected XSS requires a user to interact with a crafted URL.Affected if The instance is exposed to web users who could potentially click malicious links.
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Identify URL parameter handlingInspect the application's handling of URL query parameters by reviewing affected endpoint configurations or proxy logs when requests with parameters are submitted.Affected if URL parameters are reflected in responses without proper encoding or sanitization.
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Check for user input validationReview application logs or test common query parameters (such as 'redirect', 'url', or 'path') to observe whether user-supplied values are rendered in HTML responses.Affected if Unsantized user input from URL parameters appears directly in the HTTP response.
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.15.0 (on-premise) or below 2022.10.0 (Cloud Service), and your instance handles URL parameters that could be reflected in responses without encoding.
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 Adobe security patch (upgrade to 6.5.15 or later) and validate that user-supplied input in affected endpoints is properly encoded or sanitized.
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.15.0+ or Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service 2022.10.0+
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.15.0 or later for the on-premise version
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service to version 2022.10.0 or later for the cloud version
- After upgrading, verify that the reflected XSS vulnerability is no longer present by testing the previously vulnerable endpoints
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-2022-44473 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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