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Experience ManagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-52843

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 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 confidence

Adobe 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 legitimate users subsequently browse to pages containing these compromised form fields, the malicious scripts execute in their browsers.

MitigationUpgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding for all form fields as a defense-in-depth measure.

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. Identify the installed Adobe Experience Manager version
    Access the AEM Welcome page or use the system console to view the version number. The version is typically displayed on the AEM start page or can be retrieved via the /system/console/bundles or /crx/packmgr/service.jsp endpoints.
    Affected if The installed version is earlier than 6.5.22.0 or earlier than the 2024.11.0 release.
  2. Locate form components that accept user input
    Review the AEM Forms or Adaptive Forms implementations in your content repository under /content or /apps. Identify any form field components that may not have input validation configured.
    Affected if Unvalidated or improperly sanitized form fields exist in the AEM instance that allow arbitrary JavaScript input.
  3. Inspect stored form data for suspicious content
    Query the AEM repository (using CRXDE Lite or the Query tool) for form submissions stored in the repository under /content/forms or similar data storage locations. Look for entries containing script tags, javascript: URLs, or event handler attributes in input fields.
    Affected if Form data entries contain encoded or plain JavaScript code in input fields that could execute when rendered.
  4. Review Content Services or Form Data Model configurations
    If using AEM Forms Data Integration, examine the Form Data Model (FDM) configurations and check whether input fields are mapped to data sources without server-side validation rules.
    Affected if Form data models or services lack input validation constraints on fields that store data persistently.

Your environment is affected if the installed AEM version is before 6.5.22.0 or before 2024.11.0 AND you have form fields that accept user input without proper validation or output encoding configured.

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 vendor patch. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding for all form fields as a defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.22.0 or 2024.11.0

  1. Review Adobe Experience Manager release notes for versions 6.5.22.0 and 2024.11.0 to understand new features and changes
  2. Schedule and plan the upgrade in a non-production environment first
  3. Perform a complete backup of the current AEM instance including repository, database, and configurations
  4. Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22.0 (for 6.5.x line) or 2024.11.0 (for cloud/2024 releases)
  5. Validate that the upgrade was successful and test critical workflows
  6. Deploy the upgraded version to production after validation in non-production
Caveat Review release notes for potential breaking changes specific to your AEM implementation before upgrading

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
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
21.0 hours of engineering $3,680
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