Experience ManagerApplication · Adobe

CVE-2025-47054

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.5.23.0 / 2025.5.0 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a specially crafted web page.

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 confidence

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier contain a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability where a low-privileged attacker can manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser. This requires user interaction via a specially crafted webpage.

MitigationUpgrade to AEM 6.5.23 or later if available. Additionally, implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and ensure all DOM manipulations properly sanitize and encode user-controlled input.

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
Experience ManagerApplication
Affected:< 6.5.23.0< 2025.5.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Determine installed AEM version
    Access the AEM System Information console at /system/console/status-html or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart folder
    Affected if The installed version is below 6.5.23.0 or below 2025.5.0 (if on the 2025 release track)
  2. Verify AEM release track
    Check whether the installation is on the 6.5.x LTS track or the 2025.yearly release track by examining the version string
    Affected if Running AEM 6.5.x versions prior to 6.5.23.0, or any 2025.x version prior to 2025.5.0
  3. Identify custom components handling DOM input
    Review custom OSGi components or Sightly/JSP templates that read request parameters and write directly to the DOM using innerHTML, outerHTML, or document.write without sanitization
    Affected if Custom components exist that perform unsanitized DOM manipulation of user-controlled input
  4. Audit Content Security Policy headers
    Inspect HTTP response headers for Content-Security-Policy or Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only on published instances
    Affected if No CSP headers are configured, or CSP allows unsafe-inline which reduces defense-in-depth against DOM XSS

Your environment is affected if running Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.x prior to 6.5.23.0 or 2025.x prior to 2025.5.0, especially if custom components perform DOM manipulation with user input without CSP protection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.5.23.0 / 2025.5.0 or later
Fixed in 6.5.23.02025.5.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to AEM 6.5.23 or later if available. Additionally, implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and ensure all DOM manipulations properly sanitize and encode user-controlled input.

Recommended fix High confidence

AEM 6.5.23.0 or later; AEM Cloud 2025.5.0 or later

  1. 1. Review the current Adobe Experience Manager version installed in your environment
  2. 2. For AEM 6.5.x installations: Upgrade to version 6.5.23.0 or later
  3. 3. For AEM cloud installations: Upgrade to version 2025.5.0 or later
  4. 4. Verify the upgrade in a non-production environment before deploying to production
  5. 5. Test critical workflows and custom integrations post-upgrade to ensure compatibility
  6. 6. Deploy the upgraded version to production
Caveat Review Adobe's release notes for 6.5.23.0 and 2025.5.0 for any deprecation notices or compatibility changes that may affect custom code or integrations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Experience Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,280
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