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
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are vulnerable to a stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS) flaw that allows a low‑privileged attacker to inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable form fields. The injected script may be executed in the victim’s browser when the affected page is viewed. Based on the description, it is inferred that such execution could potentially be used for phishing, data theft or other malicious actions, though the exact scope of impact is not specified in the CVE notice.

Affected Systems

The affected products include Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.23 and all earlier releases, including the service pack 1 build and the cloud service variant. This is reflected by the CPE entries: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:*

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a moderate severity vulnerability. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, the attack vector is inferred to be a low‑privileged attacker submitting malicious content through the vulnerable form field; no elevated privileges or special configuration are required to exploit this flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 17, 2026 at 17:26 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Check Adobe’s Security Advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb26-24.html to determine if a patch or upgrade is available and apply it as soon as possible.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on March 17, 2026 at 17:26 UTC.

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History

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +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 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, '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: 2026-03-11T13:38:40.463Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T22:02:41.385Z

Link: CVE-2026-27256

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T13:29:52.040Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-11T01:16:56.240

Modified: 2026-04-06T14:08:14.353

Link: CVE-2026-27256

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T14:38:36Z

Weaknesses