CVE-2025-47071
📋 TL;DR
A 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 the compromised 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 through drive-by downloads.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of web pages through injected content.
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 vulnerabilities are commonly exploited in real-world attacks.
🛠️ 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's distribution portal. 2. Apply the service pack following Adobe's upgrade documentation. 3. Restart the AEM instance. 4. Verify the update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources and prevent XSS payloads from running.
Add 'Content-Security-Policy' header with appropriate directives in web server configuration
Input Validation and Output Encoding
allImplement server-side validation and proper output encoding for all user inputs in form fields.
Configure AEM components to use HTL (Sightly) automatic context-aware escaping
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to content authoring and form submission capabilities
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via OSGi console (http://[host]:[port]/system/console/bundles) or CRX Package Manager. If version is 6.5.22 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -s http://localhost:4502/system/console/bundles | grep 'Adobe Experience Manager'Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify version is 6.5.23 or later. Test form fields with safe XSS payloads to confirm proper sanitization.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content submissions containing script tags or JavaScript code in form fields
- Multiple failed validation attempts on form inputs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious parameters containing script tags or JavaScript functions
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")