CVE-2023-48508
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 that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious code (Adobe Security, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating an Important severity level. The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A, which indicates that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction (Adobe Security).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution through Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) attacks, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the affected system (Adobe Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in newer versions of Experience Manager. Users are advised to update their installations to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security).

Additional resources


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