CVE-2024-36238
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 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 malicious link or to interact with a maliciously crafted web page.
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 are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser session through malicious links or crafted web pages.
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 AEM version from the Welcome pageNavigate to the AEM Welcome page (typically at /libs/granite/core/content/welcome.html or the root URL of your AEM instance) and locate the version information typically displayed in the footer or system information sectionAffected if The displayed version is any version earlier than 6.5.21 or earlier than 2024.5
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Check AEM version via System ConsoleAccess the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-productinfo or navigate to Help > System Information in the AEM main menu to view the installed product versionAffected if The version shown is less than 6.5.21 or less than 2024.5
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Check version.properties fileLocate and read the version.properties file in the AEM installation directory (commonly found in crx-quickstart/conf or at the root of the AEM instance) to identify the exact installed version numberAffected if The version number in the file is below 6.5.21 or the 2024.5 release baseline
You are affected if your Adobe Experience Manager installation is version 6.5.20 or earlier, or any version below the 2024.5 release, since the DOM-based XSS vulnerability exists in those specific version ranges.
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, or apply the appropriate security patch to address the DOM-based XSS vulnerability.
AEM 6.5.21 (or later) / AEM as a Cloud Service 2024.5 (or later)
- Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use
- For AEM 6.5.x line: upgrade to version 6.5.21 or later
- For AEM as a Cloud Service: upgrade to version 2024.5 or later
- After upgrading, verify the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing with the same attack vectors
- Ensure the upgrade is tested in a non-production environment before deploying to production
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-2024-36238 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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