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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-48505
CVE-2023-48505:
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2023-48505). The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 15, 2023. This security flaw affects Adobe Experience Manager installations up to version 6.5.18.0 and Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service versions prior to 2023.11 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) that could be exploited by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. The vulnerability 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 (Adobe Security Bulletin).
Impact
When successfully exploited, malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to user data and manipulation of web content (NVD).
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. For version 6.5, update to a version after 6.5.18.0, and for Cloud Service, update to version 2023.11 or later (Adobe Security Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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