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Experience ManagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-41841

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.5.21 / 2024.5 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser.

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 confidence

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier contain a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where user-supplied input is echoed back without proper sanitization, allowing execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser when they visit a malicious URL.

MitigationApply the vendor patch (AEM 6.5.21 or later) and implement input validation and output encoding on the vulnerable endpoint to prevent XSS execution.

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
Experience ManagerApplication
Affected:< 6.5.21< 2024.5

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed AEM version
    Access the AEM Welcome page or check the com.adobe.granite.repository bundle version in the OSGi Web Console (System > OSGi > Bundles). Compare against the affected version thresholds: versions before 6.5.21 or before the 2024.5 release.
    Affected if The installed version is less than 6.5.21 or less than 2024.5
  2. Identify reflected input parameters in URLs
    Review AEM application URLs that accept user-supplied query parameters (such as /bin/wcm, /content, or custom servlet endpoints). Look for parameters that echo their value back in the response without apparent processing.
    Affected if Any endpoint reflects URL parameter values directly in HTML output without sanitization
  3. Inspect output encoding on suspicious endpoints
    Navigate to a suspected endpoint and inject a test payload (such as <script>alert(1)</script>) into a query parameter. Examine the page source or response to see if the payload is encoded or rendered as literal text.
    Affected if The payload is rendered as executable HTML/JavaScript rather than being entity-encoded or stripped
  4. Verify WCM and request filter configurations
    Check the Adobe Granite CSRF Filter and XSS protection configurations in the OSGi Web Console (Adobe Granite XSS Filter and Adobe Granite CSRF Filter). Ensure XSS protection is enabled and review any custom servlet filters.
    Affected if XSS filters are disabled or no custom output encoding is implemented for reflected parameters

A user is affected if their AEM version is below 6.5.21 or below 2024.5 AND they have endpoints that reflect user input without proper sanitization.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.5.21 / 2024.5 or later
Fixed in 6.5.212024.5
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch (AEM 6.5.21 or later) and implement input validation and output encoding on the vulnerable endpoint to prevent XSS execution.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.21 (or later 6.5.x release)

  1. Review Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.21 release notes for migration requirements and known issues
  2. Ensure you have a complete backup of your current AEM instance and content repository
  3. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment before applying to production
  4. Download Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.21 (or later 6.5.x version) from the Adobe Software Distribution portal
  5. Stop the current AEM instance
  6. Run the AEM upgrade procedure following Adobe's documented upgrade process
  7. After upgrade, verify that the AEM instance starts successfully
  8. Confirm the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the previously vulnerable endpoint
Caveat Review 6.5.21 release notes for potential compatibility issues with custom code or third-party integrations; major version upgrades may require code adjustments

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Experience Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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