CVE-2025-64579
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 6.5.23 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 6.5.23 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form fields. A low-privilege authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into form input fields, which are then stored and executed in the browsers of other users who view the affected page.
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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< 6.5.24.0< 2025.12.0= 6.5CVSS 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 Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM welcome page or the Version Info page (typically at /crx/packmgr/version.jsp or check the product.info in /system/console). Look for the exact version number displayed.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.23 or earlier, or any version less than 6.5.24.0, or less than 2025.12.0, or shows only '6.5' without a higher subversion.
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Confirm Forms module is enabledCheck if the AEM Forms addon or core form components are installed and enabled. This can be verified through the AEM Package Manager or by checking for form-related packages in /crx/packmgr/service.jsp.Affected if Forms (AEM Forms addon or core form components) are installed and accessible to authenticated users.
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Verify low-privilege user access to form authoringLog in with a low-privilege user account (such as a user with only content-author or forms-user permissions) and attempt to access the Forms editor or create/edit a form. Verify if form input fields can be edited.Affected if Low-privilege authenticated users can access and modify form input fields.
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Test for stored XSS in form fieldsAs a low-privilege user, create or edit a form and inject a benign XSS test payload (such as <script>alert(1)</script>) into a form input field. Save the form and then view the page as a different user to see if the script executes.Affected if The malicious script payload is stored and executes in the browser when other users view the form, confirming the stored XSS vulnerability.
You are affected if your AEM version is 6.5.23 or earlier (or < 6.5.24.0 or < 2025.12.0), Forms are enabled, low-privilege users can edit form fields, and injected script payloads are stored and executed in other users browsers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.24.02025.12.0
Update Adobe Experience Manager to the latest patched version beyond 6.5.23. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding on form fields, and consider Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as a defense-in-depth measure.
AEM 6.5.24.0 or later, or AEM 2025.12.0 or later
- 1. Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking the system console or version.properties file
- 2. Create a full backup of the AEM instance including the repository, database, and configuration files
- 3. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first to verify compatibility
- 4. Upgrade AEM 6.5.x to version 6.5.24.0 or later, OR upgrade to the 2025.12.0 release or later
- 5. After upgrade, verify the AEM instance is running correctly and all services are operational
- 6. Test the previously vulnerable form fields to confirm the XSS vulnerability has been remediated
- 7. Deploy the validated upgrade to production environment
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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