CVE-2025-47041
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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. A low-privilege authenticated attacker 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.
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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 AEM versionNavigate to the AEM Welcome page and click 'About Adobe Experience Manager' (or access /system/console/productinfo), or run the AEM version check via the OSGi console at /system/console/bundles to confirm the exact installed version.Affected if The installed version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0 (for cloud/2024 versions)
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Identify exposed form componentsReview the AEM Forms or Adaptive Forms implementation in your environment. Check if publicly accessible pages include form input fields that accept user-submitted data, particularly in content pages or user-generated content areas.Affected if Form fields that accept user input are exposed on publish instances or public-facing pages without additional sanitization layers
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Review form data storageInspect the JCR (Java Content Repository) nodes under /content or /etc where form submissions are stored. Look for any unexpected script tags, JavaScript event handlers, or encoded payloads in form field content nodes.Affected if Malicious script payloads exist in stored form field data within the repository
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Verify low-privilege user accessCheck user/group permissions in AEM to determine if low-privilege authenticated users (contributors, members of groups with limited permissions) have write access to form content or can create/edit adaptive form submissions.Affected if Low-privilege authenticated users have the ability to create or modify form field entries
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0 AND your environment exposes editable form fields to authenticated users with low privileges.
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 for AEM 6.5 (upgrade to version 6.5.23 or later). Additionally, implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and input validation/sanitization on form fields to provide defense-in-depth against XSS attacks.
AEM 6.5.23.0 or AEM 2025.5.0
- 1. Review the Adobe Experience Manager upgrade documentation for your current version
- 2. Ensure you have a complete backup of your AEM instance and repository
- 3. Test the upgrade in a staging environment before applying to production
- 4. Upgrade to AEM 6.5.23.0 or later (if on 6.5.x branch), OR upgrade to 2025.5.0 or later (if on the cloud/as-a-service version)
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful and the XSS vulnerability is patched
- 6. Test that legitimate form functionality still works correctly after the upgrade
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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