CVE-2023-48602: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.18 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-48602. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 15, 2023, and affects Adobe Experience Manager's form field functionality (NVD CVE).

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). 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) (NVD CVE).

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 navigate to the page containing the compromised field (Adobe Advisory).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade their Adobe Experience Manager installations to versions newer than 6.5.18 (Adobe Advisory).