CVE-2024-36204
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 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 6.5.20 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where malicious scripts can be injected into form fields and persist on the page. When users view the compromised page, the malicious JavaScript executes in their browser, potentially allowing session hijacking or data theft.
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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< 2024.5CVSS 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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Check installed Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or navigate to /system/console/bundles to view the product version. Alternatively, check the crx-quickstart folder for the version.properties file or use the VersionInfo MBean via JMX.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.20 or earlier, or falls below version 2024.5
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Identify exposed form componentsReview the AEM Forms or Adaptive Forms configuration in thefelix console at /system/console/components or search for form-related content fragments in the CRX/DE repository at /content.Affected if Form components are present and publicly or internally accessible without additional access controls
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Inspect form field content for persistenceUse CRX/DE Lite (accessible at /crx/de) to browse form content under /content/dam/formsanddocuments or /content/forms/af and inspect form field definitions for any stored script tags or encoded JavaScript.Affected if Any form fields contain unsanitized HTML or script tags that could persist across page loads
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Check for existing malicious script injectionSearch the AEM repository for common XSS payloads using query tools like Query Builder or CRXDE search for patterns like <script>, javascript:, onload=, or event handlers in form content nodes.Affected if Any form content nodes contain script tags or event handler attributes that were not authored by legitimate users
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.21 or 2024.5 AND you have form fields that accept user input and can store unsanitized content visible to other users.
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 · scoped6.5.212024.5
Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.21 or later to receive the security patch. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on form fields as a defense-in-depth measure.
AEM 6.5.21 or later; AEM 2024.5 or later
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking /system/console/bundles or the About page
- 2. Determine which release line you're on: 6.5.x LTS or the 2024.x release train
- 3. For AEM 6.5.x users: Plan upgrade to version 6.5.21 or later
- 4. For AEM 2024.x users: Plan upgrade to version 2024.5 or later
- 5. Review Adobe's official release notes and security bulletin for the target version before upgrading
- 6. Perform upgrade in a non-production environment first to validate
- 7. After upgrade, verify the XSS fix is applied and test that form fields properly sanitize input
- 8. Deploy the upgraded version to production
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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