CVE-2023-48539
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-48539 is a Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) vulnerability affecting Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 15, 2023, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium severity) (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) issue. The CVSS vector string is 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 for exploitation (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive browser-based information and potential 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. The fix is available through Adobe's security bulletin (Adobe Security).

Additional resources


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