CVE-2025-64626
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in form fields. Low-privileged attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute in victims' browsers when they visit compromised pages. This affects all users of vulnerable AEM instances.
💻 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 pages through injected content.
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.
🛠️ 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 Distribution portal. 2. Apply the service pack following Adobe's upgrade documentation. 3. Restart AEM instance. 4. Verify successful installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation and Output Encoding
allImplement server-side validation and proper output encoding for all form fields
Content Security Policy
allImplement strict CSP headers to restrict script execution
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict low-privileged user access to vulnerable form fields
- 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 6.5.23 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
curl -u admin:password http://localhost:4502/system/console/status-productinfoVerify Fix Applied:
Verify AEM version is 6.5.24 or later and test form fields for XSS vulnerabilities.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual form submissions with script tags
- Multiple failed XSS attempts in request logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing script injection patterns to form endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="aem_logs" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror=" OR "onload=")