CVE-2025-47029
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 vulnerability where low-privileged users can inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The injected payload persists on the server and executes in victim browsers when they view pages containing the affected 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< 6.5.23.0< 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 go to System > OSGi > Console (look for the 'Version' information in the footer of the AEM welcome screen), or inspect the crx-quickstart/package.json file for the productversionAffected if The installed version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0
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Identify form components accessible to low-privilege usersReview the user groups and permissions assigned to low-privilege users (such as 'contributors' or 'authors' with limited rights). Check which form components (e.g., Adaptive Forms, Foundation Forms) these users can access and edit in AEM Assets or SitesAffected if Low-privilege users have write access to form fields in any AEM form component
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Inspect stored form data for malicious payloadsQuery the AEM repository (via CRXDE Lite or the Query Builder) for stored form submissions containing script tags, javascript:, or other XSS vectors in form field nodes under /content or /varAffected if Form data nodes contain unsanitized script tags or event handlers (onerror=, onload=, javascript:, etc.) in field values
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Review AEM access and error logs for XSS attack patternsCheck logs under /crx-quickstart/logs (request.log, error.log) for suspicious URL patterns or form submission payloads containing <script, javascript:, or HTML event attributesAffected if Logs show repeated form submissions from low-privilege users containing XSS payloads
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0 AND low-privilege users have access to create or edit form fields.
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 a version newer than 6.5.22 or apply the vendor-provided security patch. Additionally, implement output encoding and input validation for form fields to prevent XSS.
6.5.23.0 or 2025.5.0 (depending on your release track)
- 1. Review Adobe Experience Manager release notes for version 6.5.23.0 or 2025.5.0 to understand changes and any migration requirements
- 2. Perform a full backup of the AEM instance including the repository, database, and configuration files
- 3. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first
- 4. Stop the AEM instance before beginning the upgrade process
- 5. Follow Adobe's official upgrade documentation for your current version to upgrade to 6.5.23.0 or 2025.5.0
- 6. After upgrade, verify that custom code and third-party integrations still function correctly
- 7. Validate that the XSS vulnerability is no longer present by testing the previously affected form fields
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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