CVE-2023-48581
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 was disclosed on December 15, 2023. The vulnerability affects both the standard and cloud service versions of the software (NVD, Adobe Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue (CWE-79) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and potential manipulation of web content within the user's browser session (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 APSB23-72 (Adobe Security).

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