CVE-2025-47069
📋 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, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft. Organizations using Adobe Experience Manager 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 administrator sessions, compromise user accounts, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites, potentially leading to full system compromise if combined with other vulnerabilities.
Likely Case
Low-privileged attackers inject malicious scripts to steal session cookies or credentials from users who visit compromised pages, enabling account takeover or data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding controls, the vulnerability would be prevented, though the underlying code flaw remains until patched.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires low-privileged access to vulnerable form fields; stored XSS typically has reliable exploitation once the injection point is identified.
🛠️ 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 Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 or later from Adobe's official distribution channels. 2. Follow Adobe's upgrade documentation for your deployment type. 3. Apply the update to all affected instances. 4. Restart the AEM service. 5. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Output Encoding
allImplement strict input validation and proper output encoding for all form fields to prevent XSS payloads from being stored and executed.
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allDeploy a strict Content Security Policy header to mitigate the impact of successful XSS attacks by restricting script execution sources.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payload patterns in form submissions.
- Restrict low-privileged user access to form editing capabilities and implement manual content review processes.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check your Adobe Experience Manager version via the AEM welcome screen or system console; versions 6.5.22 or earlier are vulnerable.Check Version:
Access AEM welcome page at /libs/granite/core/content/login.html or check CRXDE Lite at /crx/deVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify the version shows 6.5.23 or later and test form fields for XSS by attempting to inject basic script payloads (in a controlled manner).📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions containing script tags or JavaScript code patterns
- Multiple failed login attempts following suspicious form edits
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing XSS payload patterns in POST data to form endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="aem_logs" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")