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Experience ManagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-52837

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.5.22.0 / 2024.11.0 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 6.5.21 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim's browser session. By manipulating a DOM element through a crafted URL or user input, the attacker can inject malicious scripts that run when the page is rendered. This type of attack requires user interaction, as the victim would need to access the manipulated URL or input for the exploit to execute.

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 6.5.21 and earlier contain a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability where unsanitized user input is directly written to the DOM. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via crafted URLs or form inputs that execute when the page renders in the victim's browser.

MitigationUpgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to obtain the security patch. Additionally, implement robust input validation, output encoding, and consider Content Security Policy headers to harden against XSS attacks.

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:< 6.5.22.0< 2024.11.0

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. Determine installed AEM version
    Access the AEM Welcome page or check the productinfo endpoint (e.g., /libs/cq/core/content/welcome.html or /system/console/productinfo). The version is typically displayed in the AEM About Adobe Experience Manager dialog accessible from the top-right user menu.
    Affected if The displayed version is earlier than 6.5.22.0 for 6.x releases, or earlier than 2024.11.0 for cloud/release versions.
  2. Verify AEM 6.5.x release version
    If running AEM 6.5.x, check the exact service pack version by reviewing the crx-quickstart/package.cfg file or by querying the package manager for the core AEM packages.
    Affected if The service pack version is below 6.5.22 (for example, 6.5.21, 6.5.20, etc.).
  3. Identify DOM injection points
    Review custom AEM components, clientlibs, or Sightly/HTL templates that read URL parameters or form submissions and output them directly to HTML without using context-aware encoding (such as ${variable @ context='html'}).
    Affected if Any component or template writes request parameters, resource properties, or user-provided values directly to the output without XSS protection.
  4. Check for unencoded URL parameter reflection
    Test AEM pages by appending query parameters (for example, ?test=<script>alert(1)</script>) and inspecting the rendered page source to see if the parameter value appears verbatim in the DOM.
    Affected if The parameter value appears in the HTML source without HTML encoding (the <script> tags are present as literal text or get executed).

You are affected if your AEM version is 6.5.21 or earlier, or 2024.10 or earlier, AND your application contains components or templates that reflect user input into the DOM without proper output encoding.

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

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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 6.5.22.0 / 2024.11.0 or later
Fixed in 6.5.22.02024.11.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to obtain the security patch. Additionally, implement robust input validation, output encoding, and consider Content Security Policy headers to harden against XSS attacks.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.5.22.0 (on-premise) or 2024.11.0 (cloud service)

  1. Review the current Adobe Experience Manager version to confirm it is 6.5.21 or earlier, or a version earlier than 2024.11.0 for cloud service
  2. Plan the upgrade to Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.22.0 or later (for on-premise), or version 2024.11.0 or later (for cloud service)
  3. Create a backup of the current AEM instance and content repository
  4. Test the upgrade in a non-production or staging environment first
  5. Schedule a maintenance window for the production upgrade
  6. Perform the upgrade to the fixed version following Adobe's official upgrade documentation
  7. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the AEM version in the About Adobe Experience Manager page
  8. Validate that the application functionality and workflows operate correctly post-upgrade

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

Fix this in Experience Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,600
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