CVE-2024-36212
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 · high confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into vulnerable form inputs, which persist in the system. When legitimate users view pages containing these compromised fields, the malicious scripts execute in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, performing actions on behalf of users, or redirecting users to malicious sites.
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< 6.5.21< 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 AEM versionAccess the AEM Web Console or system information page to identify the currently running version of Adobe Experience ManagerAffected if The version is 6.5.20 or earlier, or any version prior to the 2024.5 release
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Review form field configurationsExamine the Adaptive Form or Form Fragment configurations in AEM to identify which form fields accept user input and how they are configured for data validationAffected if Custom or unmodified form fields exist that lack proper output encoding settings
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Inspect form submission data for malicious contentQuery the AEM repository (using CRXDE or the Form Manager) to review stored form submission data and check for any suspicious script tags or JavaScript event handlers embedded in text fieldsAffected if Form submission records contain unencoded HTML or script elements in input fields
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Verify WAF or input validation rulesReview any Web Application Firewall configurations or custom input validation rules deployed on the AEM instance to determine if XSS filtering is activeAffected if No WAF rules or input validation filters are configured for form fields
A user is affected if their AEM installation is version 6.5.20 or earlier (or pre-2024.5) AND they have form fields that accept user input without proper output encoding or validation.
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 obtain 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 (6.5.x branch) OR AEM 2024.5 or later (2024.x branch)
- 1. Review Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.21 release notes and 2024.5 release notes for any migration requirements or breaking changes
- 2. Create a full backup of the current AEM instance including content and configurations
- 3. Test the upgrade in a non-production (staging) environment first
- 4. Schedule a maintenance window for the production upgrade
- 5. Run the upgrade to either AEM 6.5.21 (or later 6.5.x release) OR AEM 2024.5 (or later 2024.x release)
- 6. After upgrade, verify the XSS fix by testing that malicious scripts cannot be injected into form fields
- 7. Validate that all custom workflows, integrations, and forms function correctly post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-36212 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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