CVE-2024-52838
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 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 visit a malicious link or input data into a compromised form.
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 confidenceA DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating DOM elements through crafted URLs or user input. When the affected page renders, the injected script executes in the victim's browser session.
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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 Adobe Experience Manager versionLog into AEM as administrator and navigate to Tools > Operations > Diagnosis, or access the system console at /system/console/configMgr and look for the Product Info banner showing the version numberAffected if The version is below 6.5.22.0 or below 2024.11.0 (if on the 2024 quarterly release track)
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Identify AEM release trackCheck whether your instance follows the 6.5.x long-term support track or the 2024.x quarterly release track by reviewing the version number format in the Product Info sectionAffected if The version follows either track but is below the corresponding safe threshold (6.5.22.0 or 2024.11.0)
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Review custom components handling DOM manipulationSearch your codebase (in /apps and /etc) for custom components, TouchUI widgets, or clientlibs that use JavaScript to directly manipulate DOM elements based on URL parameters, request attributes, or user input (look for innerHTML, outerHTML, document.write, or similar DOM-modifying methods)Affected if Custom code exists that reads URL parameters or user input and passes it directly to DOM manipulation functions without sanitization
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Audit Forms or interactive componentsIf AEM Forms is enabled, review form submissions and adaptive form configurations for client-side scripts that could accept and render unsanitized input into the DOMAffected if Forms or interactive components are in use and accept user input that gets rendered without output encoding
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Check for exposure to untrusted user inputIdentify all endpoints, pages, or components that accept query string parameters, path parameters, or POST data and render that data back into HTML without proper encoding (inspect the rendered source or use developer tools to observe DOM insertion)Affected if Any page or component reflects user-supplied data into the DOM without validation or encoding
Your environment is affected if you are running AEM versions below 6.5.22.0 or below 2024.11.0, and any custom code or components handle DOM manipulation with untrusted input.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.22.02024.11.0
Update Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to patch this vulnerability. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding for user-supplied data that interacts with the DOM.
AEM 6.5.22.0 or later; or AEM Cloud Service 2024.11.0 or later
- Verify current Adobe Experience Manager version in use
- Plan and schedule upgrade during maintenance window
- For AEM 6.5 on-premise: upgrade to version 6.5.22.0 or later
- For AEM Cloud Service: upgrade to 2024.11.0 or later
- After upgrade, validate that the application functions correctly
- Test that the XSS vulnerability is remediated by attempting benign script injection in affected input 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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