CVE-2024-26030
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 into vulnerable form inputs, which persists in the system and executes when users view pages containing the affected 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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Determine installed AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page and navigate to Tools > Operations > Information, or append /system/console/configMgr to your instance URL. Locate the version information typically displayed in the About Adobe Experience Manager section.Affected if The displayed version is 6.5.19 or earlier, or falls below version 2024.3.0 in the newer numbering scheme.
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Identify custom form field componentsReview your AEM implementation for custom form components or adaptive form fragments that accept user input. Check the component repository under /apps for any custom field components that extend core form components.Affected if Custom form components exist that may not inherit the built-in input validation and output encoding protections.
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Inspect form field configuration for sanitizationOpen the edit dialog of your form fields in AEM Forms or the editable template for form components. Examine the validation and data preservation settings to determine if server-side input validation and output encoding are explicitly configured.Affected if Form fields have validation disabled or use a custom data model without explicit sanitization rules applied.
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Check for untrusted user-generated content in formsQuery your AEM repository (using CRXDE Lite at /crx/de or the Query debugger) for form submission data stored in the repository, particularly in /content or custom content paths where user input is persisted.Affected if Form submission data exists in the repository that could potentially contain unsanitized user input from external or untrusted sources.
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.20.0 or below 2024.3.0 AND your forms accept user input without proper server-side validation and output encoding on 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
Implement input validation and output encoding/sanitization on all form fields in AEM to prevent script injection. Apply AEM security patches or upgrade to a version beyond 6.5.19.
AEM 6.5.20.0 or later; AEM as a Cloud Service 2024.3.0 or later
- Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use
- For AEM 6.5.x line: Plan upgrade to version 6.5.20.0 or later
- For AEM as a Cloud Service: Plan upgrade to version 2024.3.0 or later
- Review Adobe's official upgrade documentation for your specific deployment type
- Perform upgrade in a non-production environment first
- Test critical workflows and integrations after upgrade
- Deploy the upgraded version to production
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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