CVE-2025-47083
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in form fields. Low-privileged attackers can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in victims' browsers when they visit compromised pages. This affects organizations using vulnerable AEM installations for content management.
💻 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 deploy additional malware payloads through the compromised AEM instance.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of AEM-managed web content through injected malicious scripts.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, output encoding, and Content Security Policy headers in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access to vulnerable form fields. Stored XSS payloads persist until removed.
🛠️ 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 procedures. 4. Restart AEM services. 5. Verify successful update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Enhancement
allImplement strict input validation on all form fields to reject or sanitize HTML/JavaScript content
Content Security Policy
allDeploy strict CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to form editing capabilities
- Implement web application firewall rules to block XSS payload patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via AEM Web Console (/system/console) or CRX Package Manager. Versions 6.5.22 or earlier are vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -s http://aem-host:port/system/console/status-productinfo | grep 'Adobe Experience Manager'Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm AEM version is 6.5.23 or later and test form fields for XSS payload acceptance.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions with script tags
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in request logs
- Suspicious content updates by low-privileged users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script injection patterns to form endpoints
- Unexpected JavaScript execution in AEM responses
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")