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ConnectApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-30315

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 12.9 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 Connect versions 12.8 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 Connect versions 12.8 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into form fields, which persists in the application and executes when legitimate users view pages containing the compromised data.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Connect to a version newer than 12.8 to obtain the security patch. Until patched, monitor for suspicious script injection in form inputs and consider implementing Content Security Policy headers.

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
ConnectApplication
Affected:< 12.9

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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Adobe Connect version
    Access the Adobe Connect admin dashboard and navigate to the About section, or check the installer/version file in the installation directory
    Affected if The installed version is 12.8 or earlier (anything less than 12.9)
  2. Confirm web interface is accessible
    Verify that the Adobe Connect web portal is reachable via browser at the configured hostname/IP
    Affected if The application is network-accessible and the version is vulnerable
  3. Inspect stored user input for script tags
    Examine database records in tables that store user-submitted form data (such as meeting names, user profiles, or notes) for suspicious <script> tags or JavaScript event handlers
    Affected if Malicious script content is found persisted in any form input fields within the application

A user is affected if their Adobe Connect installation is version 12.8 or earlier and contains injected script content in any form fields accessible through the web interface

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 12.9 or later
Fixed in 12.9
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Connect to a version newer than 12.8 to obtain the security patch. Until patched, monitor for suspicious script injection in form inputs and consider implementing Content Security Policy headers.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

12.9

  1. 1. Identify the current Adobe Connect version installed by accessing the Adobe Connect Central web interface or checking the server's version information.
  2. 2. Obtain Adobe Connect version 12.9 or later from the official Adobe distribution channels (Adobe Support Portal or helpx.adobe.com).
  3. 3. Review Adobe's official upgrade documentation for Connect 12.9 before proceeding with the update.
  4. 4. Perform a full backup of the Adobe Connect database and installation directory as a precautionary measure.
  5. 5. Apply the Adobe Connect 12.9 upgrade following the documented upgrade procedure.
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number in the Adobe Connect Central interface.
  7. 7. Confirm the vulnerability is resolved by testing that the previously vulnerable form fields properly sanitize user input.

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

Fix this in Connect Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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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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