CVE-2024-36217
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 form inputs, which persist in the system and execute in victims' browsers when they view pages containing the compromised form 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< 6.5.21< 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 the installed AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or use the version audit endpoint (e.g., /system/console/bundles or check the about.json endpoint) to retrieve the exact version numberAffected if The version is 6.5.20 or earlier, or falls below 2024.5 (for newer release tracks)
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Identify published forms that accept user inputReview the content structure in AEM Sites or Assets for form components (e.g., Adaptive Forms, Core Form components) that are published and accessible to end usersAffected if Publicly accessible forms exist that collect user input without evident server-side validation
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Inspect form field configurations for input validation settingsOpen the form component dialog in AEM Editor or check the underlying XML/JSON configuration in CRXDE Lite under /conf or /content nodesAffected if Form fields lack server-side validation rules or sanitize user-submitted values before persistence
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Review published pages containing form componentsNavigate to published pages in Author or Preview mode and inspect the rendered HTML output for form field valuesAffected if User-supplied values in form fields are rendered without encoding in the page HTML
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Check Content Security Policy headersInspect HTTP response headers on published AEM pages using browser DevTools or a request inspection toolAffected if CSP headers are missing or overly permissive (e.g., 'unsafe-inline' is allowed for scripts)
A user is affected if their AEM version is below 6.5.21 (or below 2024.5) AND they have published form components that accept user input without proper server-side sanitization.
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 to AEM 6.5.21 or later, or apply the relevant security patch. Validate and sanitize all form field inputs server-side and implement Content Security Policy headers.
AEM 6.5.21 or later, or AEM 2024.5 or later
- 1. Back up the current AEM instance, including the repository and database.
- 2. Review Adobe's upgrade documentation for your specific version path.
- 3. Plan and execute the upgrade to AEM 6.5.21 or later, or to the 2024.5 release or later.
- 4. After upgrading, validate that the XSS fix is properly applied by testing the previously vulnerable form fields.
- 5. Verify that custom code and integrations continue to function correctly after the upgrade.
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-36217 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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