CVE-2025-47089
📋 TL;DR
This stored XSS vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. When users visit pages containing the compromised fields, their browsers execute the attacker's code. Organizations running AEM versions 6.5.22 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Experience Manager
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal administrator credentials, perform actions as authenticated users, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized content modification by authenticated low-privilege users.
If Mitigated
Limited to low-impact attacks if proper input validation and output encoding are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once access is obtained.
🛠️ 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 was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation to sanitize form field inputs
Configure AEM's XSS protection filter via OSGi configuration
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution
Add 'Content-Security-Policy' header via dispatcher or web server configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privilege user access to content authoring interfaces
- Implement web application firewall 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-productinfoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify AEM version is 6.5.23 or later and test form fields with XSS payloads.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content modifications by low-privilege users
- Requests containing script tags or JavaScript in form parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with suspicious script payloads in POST data
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script" OR "javascript:" OR "onload=" OR "onerror=")