CVE-2022-44474
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 version 6.5.14 and earlier is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. User-supplied input is improperly validated and reflected back to the browser without proper sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in 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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Check AEM versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-html or the About Adobe Experience Manager page at /libs/granite/core/content/about.html to view the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is 6.5.14.0 or earlier for on-premise AEM, or earlier than 2022.10.0 for AEM Cloud Service
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Verify on-premise AEM version in Felix ConsoleNavigate to /system/console/bundles and locate the Adobe Experience Manager Core Bundle or access /system/console/product to view the full version string including the build numberAffected if The version displayed is less than 6.5.15.0
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Check AEM Cloud Service versionLog into Cloud Manager or access the AEM Author environment and navigate to the System Information at /system/console/status-html to view the Cloud Service release versionAffected if The release version is earlier than 2022.10.0
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Confirm exposed endpointsReview the AEM instance for any query parameters in URLs that reflect user input back to the browser without encoding, particularly in search or form submission endpointsAffected if URL parameters are reflected in the response without proper output encoding and the AEM version is in the affected range
You are affected if your AEM on-premise version is below 6.5.15.0 or your AEM Cloud Service version is below 2022.10.0 and you have endpoints that reflect user input in responses.
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
Upgrade to AEM 6.5.15 or later to apply the vendor patch. Implement input validation, output encoding, and Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as defense-in-depth measures.
AEM 6.5.15.0 (or later) for on-premise installations; 2022.10.0 (or later) for AEM Cloud Service
- Backup both author and publish instances before starting the upgrade process
- Review the AEM 6.5.15 release notes for any compatibility considerations or known issues that may affect your implementation
- Download AEM 6.5.15.0 (or later) from the Adobe Software Distribution portal
- Install the upgrade on a non-production environment (dev or stage) first to validate compatibility
- For AEM Cloud Service customers, use Cloud Manager to schedule and deploy the upgrade to the 2022.10.0 release or later
- After upgrading, verify the reflected XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the previously vulnerable URL patterns
- Conduct full application regression testing to ensure custom components and integrations function correctly after the upgrade
- Deploy the upgraded version to production environments following your standard release process
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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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.
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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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