CVE-2024-20780
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.19 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-20780. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in April 2024, affecting Adobe Experience Manager's form field functionality (Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability 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 is associated with CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. When victims browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, the malicious JavaScript may be executed in their browser (CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Adobe Experience Manager. The vulnerability affects AEM Cloud Service and version 6.5.19 and earlier versions (Adobe Advisory).

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