CVE-2024-34141
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 6.5.20 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged 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 6.5.20 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form fields, which persists in the system. When other users browse to pages containing these compromised fields, the malicious script executes in their browsers.
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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< 6.5.21.0< 2024.5.0CVSS 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 and navigate to 'Help' > 'About Adobe Experience Manager', or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder. Alternatively, query the version via the OSGi web console at /system/console/bundles or via JMX.Affected if The installed version is below 6.5.21.0 or below 2024.5.0
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Confirm the presence of user-facing form componentsReview the AEM component inventory or inspect the page structure of publicly accessible sites that contain forms. Check for components such as form containers, text fields, textareas, or other input components under /apps or /libs in the content repository.Affected if Form components that accept user input are present and published to the production environment
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Verify if content authoring allows low-privilege user accessReview user and group permissions in AEM under 'Tools' > 'Security' > 'Users' or 'Groups'. Check whether users assigned to 'authors' or low-privilege groups have access to create or edit content in form fields.Affected if Low-privilege users (non-admin) have write access to form-enabled content pages or content fragments
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Inspect stored form data for suspicious script contentQuery the JCR (Java Content Repository) for potential XSS payloads in form fields using a tool like CRXDE Lite or a repository query. Look for patterns like <script>, javascript:, onerror=, or other HTML/script tags stored in content nodes under /content.Affected if Malicious script tags or event handlers are found persisted in form field content nodes
Your environment is affected if the AEM version is below 6.5.21.0 or below 2024.5.0 AND the system exposes editable form fields accessible to low-privileged users, or if stored XSS payloads are already present in form content.
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 · scoped6.5.21.02024.5.0
Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.21 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding on all form fields to prevent XSS injection.
AEM 6.5.21.0 (or later 6.5.x) / AEM as a Cloud Service 2024.5.0 or later
- 1. Backup the current AEM instance including repository, database, and configuration files
- 2. Review Adobe's official security bulletin for CVE-2024-34141 for any specific patch or hotfix requirements
- 3. If using AEM 6.5.x, upgrade to version 6.5.21.0 or later
- 4. If using AEM as a Cloud Service, ensure the release version is 2024.5.0 or later
- 5. After upgrade, verify that the XSS filter configurations are properly applied in the Granite CSRF token and form field validations
- 6. Test the affected form fields to confirm the stored XSS vulnerability is remediated
- 7. Clear AEM caches and republished content to ensure patched code is active
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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