CVE-2024-52834
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 · high confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form fields, which persists in the system. When users view pages containing these compromised fields, the malicious script executes in their browsers.
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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 AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder. On the Welcome page, look for the version number displayed in the product information section.Affected if The version shown is 6.5.21.x or earlier, or is a Cloud Service version earlier than 2024.11.0
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Identify form components in useReview your AEM instance for pages that contain form components such as form fields, text inputs, textareas, or other user input elements. Check the content structure in CRXDE Lite under /content or /apps for components like core/wcm/components/form or foundation/components/form.Affected if Your AEM instance exposes form fields that accept user input without known input validation or output encoding in place
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Verify form field configurationExamine the form component configuration in the AEM authoring dialogs or in CRXDE Lite. Check the components' JSP or HTL templates for the presence of input validation rules and output encoding mechanisms.Affected if Form components lack proper output encoding or input validation on the input fields used to store and display user-submitted data
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Check for existing injected contentSearch the AEM repository in CRXDE Lite or using Query Builder for common XSS payloads or suspicious script tags in form field content. Search under /content for patterns like <script, javascript:, onerror=, or other known attack patterns in text fields.Affected if Any form submission data stored in the repository contains unsanitized script tags or JavaScript event handlers that could execute when rendered
Your environment is affected if you are running AEM version 6.5.21 or earlier, or AEM Cloud Service versions prior to 2024.11.0, and your instance contains form fields that accept user input without proper validation and encoding.
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 to obtain the security patch. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding on form fields as a defense-in-depth measure until the patch is applied.
AEM 6.5.22.0 or later (6.5.x line) / AEM as a Cloud Service 2024.11.0 or later
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking the product information in the AEM Web Console or system console.
- 2. For AEM 6.5.x users: Upgrade to AEM 6.5.22.0 or later to resolve the stored XSS vulnerability.
- 3. For AEM as a Cloud Service users: Ensure your environment is updated to the 2024.11.0 release or later.
- 4. After upgrading, verify that the AEM instance starts successfully and all services are operational.
- 5. Test form submissions and rendering of user-generated content to confirm the XSS fix is functioning properly.
- 6. Clear any cached content in AEM to ensure the patched code is being used.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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