CVE-2025-46930 in Experience Manager
Summary
by MITRE • 06/11/2025
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/13/2025
Adobe Experience Manager represents a comprehensive digital experience platform that enables organizations to create, manage, and deliver personalized digital experiences across multiple channels. The platform serves as a central hub for content management, digital asset management, and customer experience orchestration. Given its critical role in enterprise digital infrastructure, vulnerabilities within AEM can pose significant risks to organizations relying on its services. The platform's form handling capabilities and content management features make it particularly susceptible to injection attacks that can compromise user sessions and data integrity.
The stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier stems from insufficient input validation and output encoding within the form processing components. Attackers can exploit this weakness by submitting malicious JavaScript code through vulnerable form fields that are subsequently stored in the system's database or content repository. The flaw occurs during the data persistence phase where user input is not adequately sanitized before being rendered back to users browsing the affected pages. This vulnerability specifically targets the form field handling mechanisms that process and display user-submitted content, creating an environment where malicious scripts can be executed in the context of a victim's browser session.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple script execution, as it enables attackers to potentially hijack user sessions, steal sensitive information, and perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. Low privileged attackers can leverage this weakness to gain access to restricted areas of the application or manipulate content displayed to other users. The stored nature of the vulnerability means that once malicious code is injected, it persists in the system and can affect multiple users over time. This makes the vulnerability particularly dangerous in environments where multiple users interact with the same content or forms, as the attack surface expands significantly. The vulnerability can be exploited to target administrators or other high-value users within the organization, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
Security professionals should implement multiple layers of defense to mitigate this vulnerability, beginning with immediate patching of affected Adobe Experience Manager instances to versions that address the XSS flaw. Input validation mechanisms should be strengthened to ensure all user-submitted data undergoes rigorous sanitization before storage, with particular attention to form fields and content editing capabilities. Output encoding should be enforced consistently across all rendered content to prevent script execution in browser contexts. Organizations should also implement web application firewalls and content security policies to detect and block malicious payloads. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-79 which specifically addresses cross-site scripting flaws, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1566.001 for the initial compromise through spearphishing attachments or links. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar injection vulnerabilities in the broader application ecosystem, while user education programs can help reduce the risk of successful exploitation through social engineering vectors.