CVE-2025-47017
📋 TL;DR
This stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form fields. When victims browse pages containing these fields, their browsers execute the attacker's scripts. This affects AEM versions 6.5.22 and earlier.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Experience Manager
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, redirect to malicious sites, or install malware on victim systems.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, defacement of web pages, or data exfiltration from user browsers.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, output encoding, and Content Security Policy (CSP) headers in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access to vulnerable form fields.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.5.23 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-48.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download AEM 6.5.23 or later from Adobe. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Apply the update following Adobe's upgrade documentation. 4. Restart AEM services.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add 'Content-Security-Policy' header to web server configuration
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation for all form fields
Configure AEM filters to sanitize user input
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to content editing capabilities
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via /system/console/status-productinfo or admin interfaceCheck Version:
curl -k https://aem-host/system/console/status-productinfo | grep 'Adobe Experience Manager'Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 6.5.23 or later and test form fields for XSS payloads📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content modifications
- JavaScript payloads in request logs
- Multiple failed XSS attempts
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious script tags in HTTP requests
- Unexpected external script loads
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")