CVE-2024-26062
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 · high 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 other users view the affected page.
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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< 6.5.20.0< 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 installed AEM versionAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-productinfo or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart directoryAffected if The version shown is earlier than 6.5.20.0 for the 6.5.x branch or earlier than 2024.3.0 for the cloud release branch
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Locate form components in useReview the content structure under /apps and /content for custom form components, Adaptive Forms, or Core Components with form fields (look for nodes containing field, input, form, or similar naming patterns)Affected if Custom or out-of-the-box form components that accept user input are present in the content repository without documented input validation in place
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Inspect form field input validation configurationExamine the validation policies assigned to form fields in the design dialogs or policy configurations for the form components in useAffected if Form fields do not enforce strict input validation or allow HTML/script content to be stored in field values
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Review stored form data for suspicious contentQuery the JCR repository or form data storage (such as Adaptive Form data nodes under /content/forms/af or custom form data paths) for patterns resembling script tags or JavaScript event handlers in stored valuesAffected if Form data entries contain unencoded HTML or JavaScript code that could execute when rendered
Your environment is affected if you run AEM versions earlier than 6.5.20.0 or earlier than 2024.3.0 and have form fields that accept user input without proper server-side validation or output encoding.
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 proper input validation and output encoding on all form fields in AEM, or apply available security patches to upgrade beyond version 6.5.19.
AEM 6.5.20.0 or later (on-premise); AEM 2024.3.0 or later (Cloud Service)
- 1. Review the Adobe Experience Manager release notes for version 6.5.20.0 or 2024.3.0 to understand changes and any prerequisites
- 2. Create a complete backup of the current AEM instance including repository, database, and configurations
- 3. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first to verify compatibility with custom code and integrations
- 4. Apply the upgrade to AEM 6.5.20.0 (for on-premise) or 2024.3.0 (for Cloud Service) following Adobe's official upgrade documentation
- 5. Verify that the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the formerly vulnerable form fields
- 6. After successful validation in staging, schedule maintenance window and apply to production
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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