CVE-2022-44466
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.14 and earlier versions are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-44466. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2022 and affects Adobe Experience Manager's web interface (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue (CWE-79). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, required low privileges, and user interaction (Adobe Advisory).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. The impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity breaches, with no impact on availability (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires a low-privileged attacker to convince a victim to visit a specifically crafted URL that references a vulnerable page. The attack requires user interaction and low privileges to execute (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after 6.5.14. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Experience Manager to mitigate this security issue (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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