CVE-2024-52828
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 6.5.21 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form inputs, which persists in the system and executes when other users view pages containing the affected 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< 6.5.22.0< 2024.11.0CVSS 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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Determine your Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Web Console (/system/console/configMgr) or check the version via the help menu (Help > About Adobe Experience Manager). Alternatively, check the file system for the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder.Affected if The installed version is earlier than 6.5.22.0 or earlier than 2024.11.0
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Identify custom form components in useReview your AEM instance for any custom form components or Adaptive Forms that collect user input. Check the /apps directory for custom components that extend core form fields.Affected if Custom or extended form components that do not implement proper output encoding are deployed on the system
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Inspect form field configurations for encoding settingsReview the HTML template or JSP/HTL code of form components for the presence of server-side output encoding (such as escaping XML/HTML characters) on user-supplied input before rendering.Affected if Form field components render user input without applying HTML encoding or XSS protection measures
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Verify if authored content includes untrusted form dataCheck the AEM content repository (CRXDE Lite) under /content for form submissions or authored pages that contain user-generated content in form fields.Affected if Pages in the repository contain form fields with user-submitted data that could contain malicious scripts
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Test for stored XSS in form inputsCreate a test form, submit a payload like <script>alert('XSS')</script> into a form field, then view the page containing that form as a different user to observe if the script executes.Affected if The submitted JavaScript payload executes when viewing pages that display the affected form fields
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Check for Content Security Policy headersUse browser developer tools or a HTTP header checking tool to examine if the AEM dispatcher or publish tier returns Content-Security-Policy headers that could mitigate XSS execution.Affected if No CSP headers are configured or CSP allows inline scripts, providing no defense-in-depth protection
Your AEM instance is affected if it runs version 6.5.21 or earlier (or pre-2024.11.0) and uses custom form fields that do not apply output encoding to user input, allowing stored malicious scripts to execute when other users view the affected pages.
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 · scoped6.5.22.02024.11.0
Update Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation on form fields to prevent XSS attacks.
AEM 6.5.22.0+ or AEM 2024.11.0+ (depending on your edition)
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Experience Manager version and edition (6.5.x or 2024.x)
- 2. For AEM 6.5.x users: Plan upgrade to version 6.5.22.0 or later
- 3. For AEM 2024.x users: Plan upgrade to version 2024.11.0 or later
- 4. Schedule maintenance window for the upgrade
- 5. Perform full backup of AEM repository and database before upgrading
- 6. Execute upgrade following Adobe's official upgrade documentation
- 7. After upgrade, verify that all custom form components are functioning correctly
- 8. Test that the stored XSS vulnerability is no longer present in form fields
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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