CVE-2025-64616
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 vulnerability in form fields. Low-privileged authenticated users can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into these fields, which then execute in the browsers of other users who view the affected content.
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 the installed AEM versionAccess the AEM Welcome page or check the product version through the system information console (/system/console/bundles or /crx/packmgr/service.jsp). Compare the version number to the affected ranges: 6.5.23 and earlier, or any version less than 6.5.24.0 or 2025.12.0.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.23 or earlier, or falls below 6.5.24.0 or 2025.12.0.
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Confirm Forms or Adaptive Forms module is enabledCheck if the Forms or Adaptive Forms feature is installed and enabled in your AEM instance by reviewing the installed packages or checking the Felix console for forms-related bundles.Affected if Forms/Adaptive Forms functionality is present in the environment.
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Review form field configurations for input validationInspect the form field components in your Forms or Adaptive Forms instances. Look for fields that lack output encoding settings or input validation rules.Affected if Form fields exist without proper output encoding or input validation configured.
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Audit form submissions for suspicious contentReview form submission data in the repository (under /content/forms/af or similar paths) or in the Forms dashboard. Search for entries containing script tags, javascript: protocols, or event handler attributes.Affected if Form submission data contains unsanitized HTML, script tags, or JavaScript event handlers.
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Check for low-privileged user access to form editingVerify which user groups have permission to create or edit form fields. Low-privileged authenticated users (contributors, content authors) should not have the ability to inject raw scripts into form field configurations.Affected if Users with limited privileges (non-admin) can access and modify form field source code or configuration.
Your environment is affected if the AEM version is 6.5.23 or earlier (or below 6.5.24.0/2025.12.0) AND Forms/Adaptive Forms are enabled and accessible to low-privileged users without proper input validation on form fields.
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
Apply available vendor patches for AEM 6.5.23 and earlier versions; implement output encoding and input validation on all form fields to prevent script injection.
AEM 6.5.24.0 (on-premises) or AEM as a Cloud Service 2025.12.0+
- 1. Identify the current Adobe Experience Manager version by checking the system information in the AEM console or using the version Manifest file
- 2. For AEM 6.5 on-premises: Plan an upgrade to version 6.5.24.0 or later
- 3. For AEM as a Cloud Service: Upgrade to 2025.12.0 or later release
- 4. Before upgrading, perform a full backup of the AEM repository (content, configurations, and custom code)
- 5. Review and test custom code or integrations that may be affected by the version upgrade
- 6. Execute the upgrade following Adobe's official upgrade documentation for your deployment type
- 7. After upgrade, verify that the XSS protection filters are functioning correctly in form fields
- 8. Test that the stored XSS vulnerability is no longer present by attempting to inject a benign script in vulnerable form fields
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-64616 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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