CVE-2025-47031
📋 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 running AEM versions 6.5.22 or 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, 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
Requires authenticated low-privilege access to inject scripts into 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 distribution. 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 with appropriate directives to web server configuration
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation for form fields
Configure AEM filters to sanitize user input in vulnerable components
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to vulnerable form fields and components
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via OSGi console or CRXDE Lite. If version is 6.5.22 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfo.json | grep 'Adobe Experience Manager'Verify Fix Applied:
Verify AEM version is 6.5.23 or later and test form fields for XSS injection.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions with script tags
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in request logs
- Suspicious user input patterns in form fields
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script injection patterns
- Outbound connections to suspicious domains from AEM server
SIEM Query:
source="aem_logs" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")