CVE-2025-54249: 
Adobe Experience Manager vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54249. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 9, 2025, and affects both the AEM Cloud Service and AEM 6.5 LTS SP1 versions (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) and requires low privileges to exploit with no user interaction needed (NVD, CIS Advisory).

If exploited, this vulnerability could result in a security feature bypass, allowing attackers to manipulate server-side requests and bypass security controls. The successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized read access to system resources (NVD).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Adobe Experience Manager installations to the latest version. Organizations should also implement the principle of least privilege and restrict administrator privileges to dedicated administrator accounts (CIS Advisory).