CVE-2025-47041
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. When victims view 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, 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 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 and content. 3. Apply the update following Adobe's upgrade documentation. 4. Restart AEM services. 5. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution from untrusted sources
Add 'Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'' to web server configuration
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation for all form fields
Configure AEM filters to sanitize user input before storage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to form 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 system console. If version is 6.5.22 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfo | grep 'Adobe Experience Manager'Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify 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 activity from low-privileged accounts
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script injection patterns
- Unexpected outbound connections from user browsers
SIEM Query:
source="aem_logs" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")