CVE-2025-64548
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 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 session cookies, perform actions as authenticated users, redirect users to malicious sites, or deploy additional malware payloads.
Likely Case
Low-privileged users could elevate privileges by stealing session tokens, deface content, or perform limited data exfiltration from user browsers.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and output encoding, the vulnerability would be prevented, though legacy systems without patches remain at risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated low-privileged access; stored XSS typically has straightforward exploitation paths once vulnerable fields are identified.
🛠️ 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. Backup your AEM instance. 2. Download and apply the latest service pack (6.5.24+). 3. Restart the AEM service. 4. Verify the update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allImplement server-side input validation to sanitize user input in form fields
Configure AEM's XSS protection filters via OSGi configuration
Content Security Policy
allImplement CSP headers to restrict script execution
Add 'Content-Security-Policy' header to AEM dispatcher configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to content authoring interfaces
- Implement web application firewall rules to block XSS payload patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check AEM version via CRXDE Lite or system console; versions 6.5.23 or earlier are vulnerableCheck Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 6.5.24 or later and test form fields for XSS payload acceptance📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual content modifications by low-privileged users
- JavaScript payloads in request logs to form endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious script tags in HTTP POST requests to AEM authoring interfaces
SIEM Query:
source="aem_logs" AND ("script" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")