CVE-2025-46942
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 6.5.22 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 confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. Low-privileged attackers can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into vulnerable form inputs, which persist in the system and execute in victim users' browsers when they view pages containing the affected fields.
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< 6.5.23.0< 2025.5.0CVSS 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 installed AEM versionAccess the AEM welcome page or use the system information console (typically at /system/console/status-productinfo or /crx/packmgr/list.jsp) to retrieve the exact version number deployed in your environmentAffected if The installed version is earlier than 6.5.23.0 for the 6.5.x line OR earlier than 2025.5.0 for the newer release line
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Identify custom form field componentsReview the HTML source or AEM component structure of pages containing form inputs (such as adaptive forms, contact forms, or custom form components) to identify which form field components are in useAffected if Any custom or third-party form field components are present that do not have built-in output encoding
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Inspect stored form data for script payloadsQuery the AEM repository (via CRXDE Lite at /crx/de or the query builder) or examine form submission data in the JCR to look for unsanitized script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes stored in form field valuesAffected if Form data entries contain raw script tags, onclick/onerror handlers, or javascript: prefixes that are not escaped in the stored values
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0 AND your system contains form fields that accept and store user input without proper output encoding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped6.5.23.02025.5.0
Upgrade to AEM 6.5.23 or later to obtain the security patch; alternatively, apply Adobe's security hotfix. Review and sanitize all form field inputs as a defensive measure until the patch is applied.
AEM 6.5.23.0 or later; AEM as a Cloud Service 2025.5.0 or later
- Verify current Adobe Experience Manager version in use by checking the AEM welcome page or system console
- Review the Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 release notes and 2025 release notes for version 6.5.23.0 and 2025.5.0 respectively to understand changes
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
- Back up the current AEM instance including repository, database, and configuration files
- For AEM 6.5.x installations: upgrade to version 6.5.23.0 or later by applying the latest service pack
- For AEM as a Cloud Service: ensure the environment is updated to use the 2025.5.0 release or later
- After upgrade, validate that the AEM instance starts successfully and all custom applications function properly
- Test the previously vulnerable form fields to confirm the XSS vulnerability is remediated
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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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