CVE-2025-47025
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. A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into vulnerable form inputs, which persist on the server and execute in victims' browsers when they view the affected pages.
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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< 6.5.23.0< 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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Identify AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or check the product version via the system console (Help > About Adobe Experience Manager). Look for the exact version number in the 'Version' field.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.22 or earlier, or falls between 6.5.23.0 and the 2025.5.0 release (if applicable), indicating it is before the patched version.
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Confirm form field usageIdentify if custom or out-of-the-box form components are in use. Review the /apps and /libs directories for any form-related components (look for .xml or .html files containing <form>, <input>, <textarea>, or similar form elements).Affected if Adobe Experience Manager form components are actively used in the environment, creating a potential attack surface for XSS injection.
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Audit existing form submissionsQuery the JCR (Java Content Repository) for stored form data. Use a tool like CRXDE Lite or run a JCR query (via AEM Developer Console) to search nodes under /content that contain form submission data. Look for patterns like '<script>', 'javascript:', 'onerror=', or other XSS payloads in form field values.Affected if Malicious script payloads are found persisted in form-related content nodes within the JCR repository.
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Review content audit logsCheck AEM audit logs (located in /var/audit or via the Operations > Audit Dashboard) for recent entries related to form content modifications. Look for unusual or unexpected content creation or modification events.Affected if Unfamiliar or unauthorized content modifications to form fields appear in the audit logs, suggesting potential exploitation attempts.
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.23.0 (or below 2025.5.0 for cloud/as-a-service variants) and form fields are actively used to accept and store user input, as this creates the conditions for stored XSS to execute.
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
Update Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.23 or later to receive the security patch. Alternatively, apply Adobe's hotfix for CVE-2025-47025 and validate that form input fields properly sanitize user-supplied content.
AEM 6.5.23.0 or later; AEM as a Cloud Service 2025.5.0 or later
- 1. Review Adobe Experience Manager upgrade documentation for your deployment type (on-premise or Cloud Service)
- 2. Create a full backup of your current AEM instance including repository, database, and configurations
- 3. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment before deploying to production
- 4. Download Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23.0 or later from the Adobe Software Distribution portal
- 5. For AEM as a Cloud Service, ensure deployment moves to 2025.5.0 or later
- 6. Execute the upgrade following Adobe's recommended upgrade procedure
- 7. Verify the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the previously affected form fields
- 8. Deploy the upgraded instance to production after successful validation
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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