CVE-2024-20768
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 versions 6.5.19 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
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 6.5.19 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in victim browsers when they view pages containing the compromised form fields.
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< 6.5.20.0< 2024.3.0CVSS 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 the installed Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or check the product.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder. The version is displayed on the Welcome console under 'Version' or can be retrieved via the system console (/system/console/systeminfo). Compare the version number against the affected ranges: < 6.5.20.0 or < 2024.3.0.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.19.x or earlier, or falls below 2024.3.0.
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Locate form field components in the AEM instanceUse the AEM search functionality or query the repository under /apps or /content to find form components (commonly under /libs/foundation/components/form or custom form implementations). Identify forms that collect user input and are published or accessible to end users.Affected if Form components exist and are in use on the AEM instance.
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Inspect stored form data for malicious scriptsQuery the JCR (Java Content Repository) for form submission data or examine content nodes where form field values are stored. Look for patterns like <script>, javascript:, onerror=, onload=, or other XSS payloads within text fields, textarea fields, or form input nodes.Affected if Any stored form data contains unsanitized HTML or JavaScript code.
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Review published pages that render form fieldsAccess the AEM Assets or Sites console, locate pages containing form components, and inspect the rendered HTML output. Check whether user-supplied form field values are being output without proper encoding when the page is viewed.Affected if Form field values from user input are rendered without HTML encoding on published pages.
A user is affected if their AEM version is below 6.5.20.0 or 2024.3.0 AND they have published form components that could store malicious scripts in form fields.
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 · scoped6.5.20.02024.3.0
Update Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.20 or later to patch the stored XSS vulnerability. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on form fields as a defense-in-depth measure.
AEM 6.5.20.0+ or AEM as a Cloud Service 2024.3.0+
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.x installations to version 6.5.20.0 or later
- For Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, upgrade to version 2024.3.0 or later
- After upgrade, verify that the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing form field inputs with malicious scripts
- Ensure the upgraded version is deployed across all production and staging environments
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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