CVE-2025-64586
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 allowing low-privilege users to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The injected payload persists in the system and executes in victims' browsers when they view pages containing the compromised fields.
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< 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 AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or check the product version via the system information console at /system/console/bundles or inspect the crx-quickstart/package_VERSION.txt fileAffected if The installed version is less than 6.5.24.0, or is version 6.5, or is less than 2025.12.0 (Cloud Service)
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Verify low-privilege user access to formsReview user group permissions in AEM to determine if non-admin users have create or modify access to form content fragments, adaptive forms, or content pagesAffected if Low-privilege users (non-admin) have write permissions on form-enabled content paths
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Inspect form field storage for injected scriptsQuery the JCR repository or view the raw data of form content nodes (typically under /content/forms or /content/dam/forms) for suspicious script tags, javascript: URLs, or event handler attributesAffected if Any form fields contain unsanitized HTML script tags, javascript: protocols, or XSS vectors like onerror, onload, or similar event handlers
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Review recent content modificationsCheck AEM version history or audit logs for unexpected content changes authored by low-privilege users, especially in form-related content pathsAffected if Low-privilege users have recently created or modified form content with unusual payloads
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.24.0 (or below 2025.12.0 for cloud) AND low-privilege users have access to form fields that may contain injected malicious scripts.
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 · scoped6.5.24.02025.12.0
Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to a patched version newer than 6.5.23 and implement output encoding/sanitization on all form input fields to prevent script injection.
6.5.24.0 or later (6.5.x line) or 2025.12.0 or later
- 1. Review Adobe Experience Manager upgrade documentation at helpx.adobe.com for your current version
- 2. Create a backup of your current AEM instance and content repository
- 3. Test the upgrade in a staging environment before production deployment
- 4. Ensure all custom code and configurations are compatible with the target version
- 5. Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to version 6.5.24.0 or later, or to version 2025.12.0 or later
- 6. Verify the XSS vulnerability is resolved by testing the affected form fields
- 7. Deploy the upgraded version to production after successful validation
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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