CVE-2023-22266
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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.15.0 and earlier contain an open redirect vulnerability where a low-privilege authenticated attacker can craft malicious URLs to redirect users to untrusted external websites, leveraging the trusted AEM domain to bypass user skepticism.
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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< 6.5.16.0< 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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Identify AEM product variant and versionAccess the AEM welcome page or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder. For Cloud Service, verify the release version through the Cloud Manager or environment details.Affected if Running Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.15.0 or earlier, or Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service version earlier than 2023.1.0
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Determine if external redirect parameters are in useReview application logs and URL access patterns for parameters commonly used in redirect functionality, such as 'redirect', 'url', 'dest', or 'target' parameters in querystrings.Affected if The application processes external redirect parameters without validating that the destination is an internal resource
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Check for unauthenticated or low-privilege user access to redirect functionalityExamine the authentication and authorization configuration for redirect-related servlets or endpoints. Attempt to access redirect-capable URLs using a low-privilege test account.Affected if Low-privilege authenticated users can trigger redirect behavior to arbitrary URLs
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Inspect redirect destination validationReview the configuration or code handling redirect requests. Look for any allowlist or blocklist logic that validates the redirect destination domain.Affected if No domain allowlist validation exists for redirect destinations, allowing arbitrary external URLs
Your environment is affected if you run AEM 6.5.15.0 or earlier (6.5.x variant) or a Cloud Service version earlier than 2023.1.0, and the redirect functionality is accessible to low-privilege users without domain validation.
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+ to remediate the vulnerability. Additionally, implement URL allowlist validation at the application or CDN level to restrict redirect destinations to trusted domains.
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.16.0 (on-premise) or Experience Manager Cloud Service 2023.1.0
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager on-premise installations to version 6.5.16.0 or later
- For Experience Manager Cloud Service customers, ensure the environment is updated to version 2023.1.0 or later
- After upgrading, verify the open redirect vulnerability is resolved by testing that URL parameters no longer allow arbitrary redirects
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.
- 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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