CVE-2023-22257
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 · uneditedExperience Manager versions 6.5.15.0 (and earlier) are affected by a URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability. A low-privilege authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction.
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 versions 6.5.15.0 and earlier contain an open redirect vulnerability where a low-privilege authenticated attacker can craft URLs that redirect users to malicious external websites. The attack requires user interaction, likely through social engineering 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< 6.5.16.0< 2023.1.0CVSS 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 on-premise versionAccess the AEM welcome page and locate the version number displayed, or read the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folderAffected if The displayed version is 6.5.15.0 or earlier, or the version property shows a build version less than 6.5.16.0
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Determine AEM Cloud Service versionCheck the AEM Cloud Service version through Cloud Manager or the admin interface (typically shown in the environment details)Affected if The Cloud Service version is earlier than 2023.1.0
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Verify authentication configurationCheck if the AEM instance allows low-privilege user accounts to access content authoring features (review user group permissions in the User Management console at /libs/granite/security/content/useradmin)Affected if Low-privilege authenticated users can access URL-forming parameters in content or admin paths
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Identify redirect-capable URL patternsReview application logs or proxy logs for incoming requests containing redirect parameters (such as 'redirect', 'url', 'dest', or 'path' parameters pointing to external domains)Affected if Requests with external redirect targets are being processed by the AEM instance without domain allowlist validation
The environment is affected if running Adobe Experience Manager on-premise version below 6.5.16.0 or Cloud Service version below 2023.1.0, and the instance processes redirect parameters from authenticated users.
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 · scoped6.5.16.02023.1.0
Apply the Adobe security patch for AEM 6.5.15.0+ or upgrade to a patched version. Additionally, implement URL validation to ensure redirects only allow trusted domains.
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.16.0 or later; AEM Cloud Service version 2023.1.0 or later
- Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use (on-premises or Cloud Service)
- For AEM on-premises: Plan an upgrade to version 6.5.16.0 or later following Adobe's upgrade documentation
- For AEM Cloud Service: Request or schedule an upgrade to version 2023.1.0 or later through Adobe support or the Cloud Manager console
- Test the upgrade in a staging environment before deploying to production
- Apply the upgrade during a planned maintenance window
- Verify the fix by confirming the installed version is 6.5.16.0+ (on-prem) or 2023.1.0+ (Cloud Service)
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-2023-22257 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.
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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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