CVE-2025-47039
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 authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into vulnerable form inputs, which persist on the page and execute in the browsers of users who view the affected content.
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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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Check Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or navigate to /system/console/status-productinfo to retrieve the installed AEM version. Alternatively, check the crx-quickstart/package.properties file for the version number.Affected if The installed version is less than 6.5.23.0 or less than 2025.5.0, indicating the instance is within the vulnerable version range.
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Identify form fields that store user inputReview custom AEM component configurations, Adaptive Forms, or custom form implementations that accept and persist user input. Check the repository under /apps or /content for form components that store user-submitted data.Affected if Form fields exist that accept user input without documented output encoding or sanitization applied before rendering.
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Verify Content Security Policy headersInspect HTTP responses from the AEM instance using browser developer tools or a curl command to check for Content-Security-Policy or Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only headers. Example: curl -I https://your-aem-instance.Affected if No Content-Security-Policy header is configured to block inline script execution, providing no defense-in-depth mitigation.
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Inspect form field validation and output encodingReview the JSP, HTL, or Sightly template code for form input components under /apps. Look for encoding functions such as xssAPI, Encode.forHtml, or equivalent sanitization applied to form field output before rendering.Affected if Form field values are rendered without visible output encoding or XSS protection functions in the template code.
An AEM instance is affected if it runs version 6.5.22 or earlier (or pre-2025.5.0) and has form fields that accept and persist user input without output encoding or CSP protection.
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
Apply the vendor patch (AEM 6.5.23 or later) to remediate the XSS vulnerability. Until patched, implement output encoding on form fields and consider Content Security Policy headers to mitigate script execution.
6.5.23.0 or later (on-premise); 2025.5.0 or later (AEM as a Cloud Service)
- Verify current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking the product console or about page
- Review Adobe Experience Manager upgrade documentation for your deployment type (on-premise or cloud)
- Create a full backup of the AEM repository (crx-quickstart) and database before proceeding
- For on-premise installations: Download Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23.0 or later from the Adobe Software Distribution portal
- For AEM as a Cloud Service: Ensure the environment is updated to 2025.5.0 or later through Cloud Manager
- Test the upgrade in a staging environment before deploying to production
- Execute the upgrade following Adobe's official upgrade procedure for your version path
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the AEM version in the system console (/system/console/about)
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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