CVE-2024-53970
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 a low privileged 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 confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier allows low-privileged authenticated users to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The injected payload persists in the system and executes in victims' browsers when they view pages containing the affected form fields.
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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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Check Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or use the system console to view the installed version. Typically found at /libs/granite/core/content/login.html or by checking the productinfo in the OSGi console at /system/console/product.Affected if The installed version is earlier than 6.5.22.0 or earlier than 2024.11.0, placing it within the affected range.
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Identify low-privileged authenticated usersReview user groups and membership in AEM User Manager at /libs/granite/security/content/useradmin. Look for users assigned to low-privilege groups such as 'contributors' or 'authors' who have access to form editing capabilities.Affected if Low-privileged users with form content creation or editing permissions exist in the system, creating the attack vector for this vulnerability.
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Audit form components with input fieldsReview the content structure for form components in AEM. Check /libs or /apps for form field components (text fields, textarea, hidden fields) that may be exposed on published pages. Inspect the component configuration dialogs for stored data.Affected if Form components that accept user input are present in the content and accessible to low-privileged users for editing.
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Inspect form field content for malicious scriptsQuery the repository using CRXDE Lite at /crx/de or the Query Builder to search form field nodes for suspicious patterns such as <script>, javascript:, onload, onerror, or other XSS payloads stored in form field values.Affected if Malicious JavaScript payloads are found stored within form field data nodes, indicating active exploitation of this stored XSS vulnerability.
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.22.0 or below 2024.11.0 AND low-privileged users can access form fields where malicious scripts may already be stored.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.22.02024.11.0
Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.22 or later to obtain the security patch, and conduct a content audit to identify and remove any previously injected malicious scripts from affected form fields.
AEM 6.5.22.0+ or AEM 2024.11.0+ (Cloud Service)
- Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.x to version 6.5.22.0 or later
- If running AEM as a Cloud Service, upgrade to version 2024.11.0 or later
- After upgrade, verify that form field inputs are properly sanitized
- Test the fix by attempting to inject script content in form fields and confirming it is rendered safely (not executed)
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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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