CVE-2025-64545
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier contain a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that allows low-privileged attackers to execute malicious JavaScript in victims' browsers. Exploitation requires user interaction such as clicking a crafted link. This affects organizations using vulnerable AEM instances 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 install malware via drive-by downloads.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of web content through injected scripts.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to same-origin policy restrictions and requirement for user interaction.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires low-privileged access and user interaction via crafted URLs or manipulated pages.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.5.24 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-115.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download AEM 6.5.24 or later from Adobe's distribution portal. 2. Follow Adobe's upgrade documentation for your deployment type (on-premise or cloud). 3. Apply the update to all affected instances. 4. Restart AEM services.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Content Security Policy (CSP)
allImplement strict CSP headers to restrict script execution from untrusted sources.
Add 'Content-Security-Policy' header with script-src directives
Input Validation
allImplement server-side validation for all user inputs and URL parameters.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to AEM authoring interfaces
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via CRXDE Lite or system console. Versions 6.5.23 and earlier are vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 6.5.24 or later and test XSS payloads no longer execute.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual JavaScript execution patterns
- Suspicious URL parameters with script tags
- Multiple failed XSS attempts
Network Indicators:
- Requests with encoded script payloads in parameters
- Unusual redirect patterns
SIEM Query:
source="aem-access.log" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")