Description
Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting vulnerability that enables an attacker to inject and execute malicious JavaScript within the victim’s browser by manipulating the Document Object Model. The flaw requires user interaction: a victim must visit a specially crafted webpage for exploitation to occur. The advisory notes that the scope is changed, but no further detail is provided about the extent of that change.

Affected Systems

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5, Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS, and Adobe Experience Manager operated as a Cloud Service are all impacted. Specific version numbers that include the fix are not listed, so administrators should refer to the Adobe security advisory for accurate patch information.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score is less than 1 %, suggesting a very low probability of exploitation at present. The vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a victim to knowingly or unknowingly visit a crafted URL, so the attack vector is purely client‑side. The mention of a changed scope implies that additional impact could arise beyond the local user context, but the CVE description does not elaborate further.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 05:35 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Adobe Experience Manager updates that address the DOM‑based XSS flaw as published in the Adobe security advisory.
  • For deployments of Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, confirm that the service version includes the fix; if it does not, contact Adobe support for an expedited patch release.
  • Deploy a web‑application firewall or equivalent controls to block or sanitize URLs that could trigger malicious script execution in client browsers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 05:35 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Adobe Experience Manager is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a crafted webpage. Scope is changed.
Title Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based 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

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T19:38:47.109Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T15:28:38.131Z

Link: CVE-2026-48260

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T13:21:04.425Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T05:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')