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, discovered and disclosed on September 9, 2025. This vulnerability affects both AEM Cloud Service (CS) 6.5 LTS SP1 and earlier versions, as well as AEM Cloud Service (CS) 6.5.23 and earlier versions (NVD, Adobe Security).

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 categorized under CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery). The technical assessment indicates that the vulnerability requires low attack complexity and low privileges, with no user interaction needed for exploitation (NVD).

The vulnerability could result in a security feature bypass, allowing unauthorized read access to protected resources. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate server-side requests and bypass security controls, potentially exposing sensitive information (NVD, CIS Security).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to update their Adobe Experience Manager installations to the latest version. Organizations should apply the stable channel update provided by Adobe to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing (CIS Security).