CVE-2024-36229
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 Answer: are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. Exploitation of this issue typically requires user interaction, such as convincing a user to click on a specially crafted link or to submit a malicious form.
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 DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This client-side vulnerability occurs when JavaScript reads data from DOM elements and reflects it back into HTML without proper sanitization, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browser sessions.
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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Identify AEM versionAccess the AEM welcome page or system console (system/console/status-productinfo) to retrieve the installed Adobe Experience Manager version numberAffected if The installed version is 6.5.x and is less than 6.5.21, or the version is earlier than 2024.5
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Confirm 6.5.x patch levelIf running AEM 6.5.x series, confirm the exact minor version from the version information displayed in the AEM welcome page or version endpointAffected if Version reads 6.5.20 or earlier in the 6.5.x line
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Check 2024.x release trainIf running a 2024.x release train version, verify the specific release numberAffected if Version is 2024.4 or earlier, or any version prior to the 2024.5 release
Your AEM instance is affected if it runs version 6.5.20 or earlier in the 6.5.x line, or any version prior to 2024.5; otherwise it is not affected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.212024.5
Apply the vendor patch (AEM 6.5.21 or later) or implement input validation/sanitization on the affected endpoint to prevent injection of malicious script content.
AEM 6.5.21 or later (or AEM cloud 2024.5/2024.x)
- Backup the current Adobe Experience Manager instance and verify all data is recoverable
- Review Adobe's official upgrade documentation for AEM 6.5.21 or later (or 2024.5+ for cloud foundation)
- Test the upgrade in a non-production/staging environment first
- Upgrade the AEM instance to version 6.5.21 or later (or 2024.5/2024.x for cloud foundation)
- Verify the upgrade was successful and all custom configurations are intact
- Test that the DOM-based XSS vulnerability is no longer exploitable
- Deploy the upgraded instance to production after successful validation
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-2024-36229 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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