Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23 URL cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-64545. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Experience Manager up to 6.5.23. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited by a low privileged attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, such as visiting a crafted URL or interacting with a manipulated web page.

The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-64545 since 11/05/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched 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 278346 (Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 < 6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-115)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (278346) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2789). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Adobe Experience Manager

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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
• 6.5.22
• 6.5.23

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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