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Experience ManagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2023-22262

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-03-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.5.16.0 / 2023.1.0 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Experience 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 confidence

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.15.0 and earlier contain an open redirect vulnerability where a low-privilege authenticated attacker can craft malicious URLs that redirect users to external websites. The vulnerability requires user interaction (clicking a crafted link) to successfully exploit.

MitigationUpgrade to Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.16.0 or later to obtain the patch. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement URL validation to restrict redirect targets to trusted domains only.

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
Experience ManagerApplication
Affected:< 6.5.16.0
Experience Manager Cloud ServiceApplication
Affected:< 2023.1.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed Adobe Experience Manager version
    Access the AEM System Console by navigating to /system/console/systeminfo or check the product version through the AEM Welcome page by clicking the information icon or accessing /crx/packmgr/service.jsp?cmd=ls to view installed packages and version information.
    Affected if The displayed version number is 6.5.15.0 or earlier, or the version is listed as anything below 6.5.16.0.
  2. Determine if running Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service
    Check the deployment type through the AEM System Console or by examining the license information at /libs/cq/productinfo/content/imaging.html or by reviewing the Cloud Service configuration files in the installation directory.
    Affected if The environment is identified as AEM Cloud Service and the version is below 2023.1.0.
  3. Verify the exact version number for Cloud Service
    Access the Cloud Service version information through the AEM Cloud Manager UI or by checking the version manifest in the AEM SDK or through the developer console if available.
    Affected if The Cloud Service version is anything less than 2023.1.0.
  4. Confirm the vulnerability exposure
    This is an open redirect vulnerability affecting the URL redirection functionality in AEM. The vulnerability is triggered when a crafted URL containing a redirect parameter is clicked by an authenticated user with low privileges.
    Affected if The installed AEM version is any version prior to 6.5.16.0 for on-premise installations, or any version prior to 2023.1.0 for Cloud Service.

You are affected if your Adobe Experience Manager installation is version 6.5.15.0 or earlier, or if you are running AEM Cloud Service version prior to 2023.1.0.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.5.16.0 / 2023.1.0 or later
Fixed in 6.5.16.02023.1.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.16.0 or later to obtain the patch. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement URL validation to restrict redirect targets to trusted domains only.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.16.0 (on-premise) or 2023.1.0 (Cloud Service)

  1. Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager on-premise to version 6.5.16.0 or later
  2. For Experience Manager Cloud Service, ensure the environment is updated to the 2023.1.0 release or later
  3. After upgrading, verify that the open redirect vulnerability is resolved by testing URL redirection behavior
  4. Confirm that all users are informed about the update and any new security changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Experience Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
20.0 hours of engineering $3,500
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