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CVE-2023-48583: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 15, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-48583 (NVD).

Technical details

This is a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The technical assessment indicates that the vulnerability requires low attack complexity (AC:L) and low privileges (PR:L) to exploit, with user interaction required (UI:R) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript content to be executed within the context of the victim's browser. The vulnerability has a limited impact on both confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability, as reflected in the CVSS metrics (Adobe Advisory).

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 beyond version 6.5.18 (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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