Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23.0 xml injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in xml injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-54251. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-91. The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate XML queries and gain limited unauthorized write access.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54251 since 07/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-27380). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml injection
CWE: CWE-91 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2025 CVE reserved
09/09/2025 +54 days Advisory disclosed
09/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/01/2025 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-90
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54251 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323319
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2025 20:02
Updated: 10/01/2025 02:39
Changes: 09/09/2025 20:02 (64), 09/12/2025 16:28 (11), 10/01/2025 01:51 (2), 10/01/2025 02:39 (1)
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