Description
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 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.
Published: 2026-03-11
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) that can execute malicious scripts in the victim’s browser.
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can 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 view the affected page.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability impacts Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5.23 and all earlier releases. The affected product is identified by the CPE strings for Adobe Experience Manager, including the cloud service variant. No specific patch level is listed, but the issue is present in all releases up to 6.5.22.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS v3 score is 5.4 (Medium), and the EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low probability of exploitation at the time of analysis. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, the attack vector is inferred to be local or web‑application‑based, requiring an attacker to submit form data that can be stored and later rendered as part of a page. The impact is limited to the victim’s browser session, potentially allowing theft of session cookies or malicious activity within the user’s context.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 17, 2026 at 15:40 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Verify that you are running AEM 6.5.23 or earlier
  • Apply the latest Adobe Experience Manager security patch or upgrade to a non‑affected version
  • Validate that the patch has been applied correctly and test for XSS functionality
  • Review custom form code and ensure all user inputs are properly sanitized

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 17, 2026 at 15:40 UTC.

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History

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe experience Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adobe experience Manager

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Adobe
Adobe adobe Experience Manager
Vendors & Products Adobe
Adobe adobe Experience Manager

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 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.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Adobe Adobe Experience Manager Experience Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T13:08:14.694Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.381Z

Link: CVE-2026-27228

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T13:01:48.054Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-11T01:16:52.137

Modified: 2026-03-11T15:01:37.660

Link: CVE-2026-27228

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T14:33:35Z

Weaknesses