CVE-2025-47075
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. When victims visit pages containing the compromised fields, their browsers execute the attacker's code, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
💻 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.
Likely Case
Low-privileged attackers steal user session cookies or credentials, perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, or conduct phishing attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the vulnerability would be prevented, though the underlying code flaw remains.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access; stored XSS typically has low complexity once vulnerable fields are 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 distribution portal. 2. Apply the service pack following Adobe's installation guide. 3. Restart all AEM instances. 4. Verify the update was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation to sanitize user input in form fields
Configure AEM's XSS protection filters in /system/console/configMgr
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution
Add Content-Security-Policy headers via Apache/Dispatcher configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to content editing capabilities
- Implement web application firewall rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via CRXDE Lite or system console; versions 6.5.22 or 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 using safe payloads like <script>alert('test')</script>.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content modifications by low-privileged users
- Script tags in form submission logs
- Multiple failed XSS attempts
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious JavaScript in HTTP POST requests to form endpoints
- Unexpected external script loads from AEM pages
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")