CVE-2025-47093
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 into vulnerable form inputs, which persists in the system and executes in the browsers of users who 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 the installed Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or navigate to /system/console/bundles to view the product version. Alternatively, check the crx-quickstart/conf folder for version.info or run 'java -jar cq-quickstart-*.jar -version' if you have access to the installer.Affected if The installed version is older than 6.5.23.0 or older than the 2025.5.0 release train.
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Locate form field components in the systemReview the AEM Forms implementation and identify custom or out-of-the-box form components that accept user input. Check /libs/fd/faf/components or /apps for form field components that store user-submitted data.Affected if Form field components that accept and store user input are present and accessible to low-privileged users.
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Examine stored form data for suspicious contentQuery the AEM repository (using CRXDE Lite or the Query Builder) for form submission nodes in /content/forms or similar storage locations. Look for entries containing script tags, javascript:, or onload/onerror event handlers in text fields.Affected if Form submissions contain unencoded HTML, script tags, or JavaScript event handlers in fields that are later rendered to users.
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Verify server-side validation on form endpointsReview the form submission servlet configuration at /libs/fd/faf/runtime or custom form submission handlers. Check if server-side input validation and output encoding are implemented for the form fields.Affected if Form submission endpoints lack proper server-side input validation or output encoding for stored form data.
Your environment is affected if the installed AEM version is below 6.5.23.0 or below the 2025.5.0 release train AND form fields that accept user input are present and accessible to low-privileged users.
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, or apply the relevant security patch. Implement server-side input validation and output encoding on form fields to prevent script injection.
AEM 6.5.23.0 (for 6.5.x line) or AEM as a Cloud Service 2025.5.0+
- 1. Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version in use by checking the AEM welcome page or system console.
- 2. Determine which release line is in use: AEM 6.5.x on-premises or AEM as a Cloud Service (2024.x/2025.x releases).
- 3. For AEM 6.5.x on-premises: Plan upgrade to version 6.5.23.0 or later.
- 4. For AEM as a Cloud Service: Plan upgrade to version 2025.5.0 or later.
- 5. Create a full backup of the current AEM instance including content, configuration, and repository.
- 6. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment to verify compatibility with custom code and configurations.
- 7. Schedule a maintenance window and perform the upgrade following Adobe's official documentation.
- 8. After upgrade, verify the XSS fix by testing form field input sanitization in affected components.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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