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CVE-2023-48556:
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-48556 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 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The attack vector requires a low-privileged attacker and user interaction. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to user data, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks (Adobe Security Bulletin).
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 6.5.19 and later (Adobe Security Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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