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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-48480

CVE-2023-48480: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) vulnerability that was disclosed on December 15, 2023. The vulnerability affects both Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service versions up to (excluding) 2023.11 (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

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 as it requires user interaction and can only be exploited by a low-privileged attacker (Adobe Advisory).

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 included in version 2023.11 for Cloud Service users (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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