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CVE-2023-48596: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.18 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 15, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-48596 (NVD, CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and user interaction (UI:R). The scope is changed (S:C) with low confidentiality (C:L) and integrity (I:L) impacts, and no availability impact (A:N) (Adobe Security Bulletin).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. The injected malicious JavaScript can be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Adobe Experience Manager installations to versions newer than 6.5.18 (Adobe Security Bulletin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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