Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.21 Document Object cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.21. This affects an unknown part of the component Document Object Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-43712. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.21. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Document Object 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. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.21 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim's browser. This issue occurs when data from a user-controllable source is improperly sanitized before being used in the Document Object Model (DOM) of a web page, leading to the execution of malicious scripts. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, such as tricking a victim into clicking a link or navigating to a malicious website.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-43712 since 08/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212264 (Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.0 < 6.5.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB24-69)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212264). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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
• 6.5.21

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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