CVE-2025-47029
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. When victims browse pages containing the injected scripts, their browsers execute the malicious code. Organizations using AEM versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected.
💻 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, or defacement of AEM content pages through injected scripts.
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. Stored XSS typically has lower complexity than reflected XSS.
🛠️ 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 distribution. 2. Apply the Service Pack following Adobe's upgrade documentation. 3. Restart AEM instances. 4. Verify successful upgrade.
🔧 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 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 CRXDE Lite or OSGi console. Versions 6.5.22 and earlier are vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify AEM version is 6.5.23 or later and test form fields for XSS injection.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content modifications
- Suspicious script tags in content nodes
- Multiple failed XSS attempts
Network Indicators:
- Malicious script payloads in HTTP requests
- Unexpected external script loads
SIEM Query:
source="aem.log" AND ("script" OR "javascript" OR "onload" OR "onerror")