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CVE-2025-46959: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-46959. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 16, 2025, affecting both on-premise installations and cloud service versions of the software (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue 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 categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. The impact is limited to low-level confidentiality and integrity breaches, with no effect on system availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after 6.5.22 for on-premise installations and in versions after 2025.5 for cloud service deployments. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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