Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.20 Link cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.20. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Link Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-36197. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.20 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Link Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier Answer: are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, such as convincing a victim to click on a specially crafted link or to submit a form that triggers the vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-36197 since 05/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Experience Manager

Version

• 6.5.0
• 6.5.1
• 6.5.2
• 6.5.3
• 6.5.4
• 6.5.5
• 6.5.6
• 6.5.7
• 6.5.8
• 6.5.9
• 6.5.10
• 6.5.11
• 6.5.12
• 6.5.13
• 6.5.14
• 6.5.15
• 6.5.16
• 6.5.17
• 6.5.18
• 6.5.19
• 6.5.20

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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