CVE-2023-48455
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 15, 2023, and has been assigned CVE-2023-48455. This security issue affects Adobe Experience Manager, a content management solution for building websites, mobile apps, and forms (NVD CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium severity) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This scoring indicates that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction to exploit (NVD CVE).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. The impact is considered medium severity, with potential for limited confidentiality and integrity breaches (NVD CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Experience Manager. The fix is documented in Adobe's security bulletin APSB23-72 (Adobe Advisory).

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