CVE-2025-64614
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 confidenceStored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier allows low-privilege attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The payload persists in the system and executes when victims browse to 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< 6.5.24.0< 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 Web Console at /system/console/config or check the version.properties file in the crx-quickstart directory. You can also run: find . -name 'version.properties' -exec cat {} \; in the AEM installation directory.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.23 or earlier, equals 6.5, or is less than 2025.12.0.
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Verify form components are in useReview the AEM Forms or Adaptive Forms configuration at /aem/forms or check the CRXDE Lite repository at /content/forms for custom form definitions that accept user input.Affected if Custom or out-of-the-box form fields that accept and store user input are configured in the system.
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Inspect stored form data for malicious contentQuery the JCR (Java Content Repository) using CRXDE Lite or the Query tool at /crx/de/query.jsp with an XPath query such as //element(*, nt:unstructured) containing form submission data, or check the granite:FormField nodes under /content/forms.Affected if Stored form data contains unsanitized script tags or JavaScript event handlers in form field values.
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Review published pages rendering form contentAccess the AEM Sites console at /sites.html or the publisher instance and navigate to pages that render form submission data. Inspect page source to verify output encoding is applied.Affected if Form data is rendered without proper output encoding on published pages accessible to other users.
You are affected if your AEM version is 6.5.23 or earlier, 6.5.x, or below 2025.12.0 AND you have form fields that store and display user input without sanitization.
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 version 6.5.24 or later to obtain the security patch. Implement output encoding and input validation on form fields as additional defense-in-depth measures.
AEM 6.5.24.0 or later, or AEM 2025.12.0 or later (depending on release track)
- 1. Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking the AEM About page or using the version manifest
- 2. Determine which release track is in use (6.5.x LTS or the 2025.x release train)
- 3. For 6.5.x LTS users: Plan upgrade to AEM 6.5.24.0 or later
- 4. For 2025.x users: Plan upgrade to 2025.12.0 or later
- 5. Review Adobe's official release notes for the target version to confirm XSS fix is included
- 6. Schedule maintenance window for the upgrade
- 7. Perform upgrade in a non-production environment first to validate
- 8. After upgrade, verify the XSS fix is applied by reviewing the version release notes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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