CVE-2025-64869
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 attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that persists in the system and executes in victim browsers when they 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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Verify the installed Adobe Experience Manager versionAccess the AEM Welcome page and navigate to Tools > Operations > Diagnosis, or check the version via the system console at /system/console/status-productinfo. Compare the displayed version against the affected ranges: versions below 6.5.24.0, versions below 2025.12.0, or exactly 6.5.Affected if The installed version is 6.5.23 or earlier, any 6.5.x version below 6.5.24.0, any version below 2025.12.0, or the exact version 6.5.
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Identify deployed Forms componentsSearch the AEM content repository (via CRX/DE at /content or using Query Builder) for nodes of type cq:Component that include 'form' in their path or name, specifically looking for form container, text field, or form field components that accept user input.Affected if Any form components that accept user input are deployed and accessible to low-privilege users on the AEM instance.
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Review form field content for suspicious scriptsUse CRX/DE or the Query Builder to query content nodes under /content that contain form field values. Inspect the jcr:content or sling:message properties for common XSS payloads such as <script>, javascript:, onerror=, onload=, or alert(.Affected if Any form field content nodes contain encoded or raw JavaScript vectors like <script> tags, event handlers, or data: URIs.
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Check Content Fragments for injected scriptsIf Content Fragments are in use, query nodes under /content/dam for Content Fragment models that include form field elements. Inspect the fragment data nodes for any script content similar to step 3.Affected if Content Fragments with form field elements contain malicious script content.
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Audit recent content authored by low-privilege usersReview the AEM audit log (via Tools > Monitoring > Audit Log) or the replication queue for recent content changes authored by users in the 'authors' or 'contributors' group. Inspect any newly created or modified form field content for XSS payloads.Affected if Low-privilege users have recently authored or modified form field content containing script tags or event handlers.
You are affected if your AEM version is below 6.5.24.0 or below 2025.12.0, and you have form components accepting user input that can be authored by low-privilege users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped6.5.24.02025.12.0
Upgrade Adobe Experience Manager to the patched version (6.5.24 or later). As a temporary measure, implement input validation and output encoding on affected form fields, or deploy a WAF rule to filter malicious scripts.
AEM 6.5.24.0 or later (6.5.x branch); or AEM as a Cloud Service 2025.12.0 or later
- 1. Backup the current Adobe Experience Manager instance and content repository
- 2. Download Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.24.0 or later from the official Adobe distribution portal (helpx.adobe.com)
- 3. Stop the AEM instance before applying the upgrade
- 4. Install the upgrade package following Adobe's standard AEM upgrade documentation
- 5. After upgrade, verify the form fields that were vulnerable are now properly sanitizing input
- 6. Restart the AEM instance
- 7. Test to confirm the XSS vulnerability is remediated
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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