CVE-2025-46902: Adobe Experience Manager · Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS)
Affects Adobe Experience ManagerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Adobe Experience Manager | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Given the absence of an official patch at the time of this report, European organizations should implement immediate compensating controls. These include: 1) Conducting a thorough audit of all form fields and user input points in AEM to identify and sanitize inputs properly, employing strict input validation and output encoding to neutralize malicious scripts. 2) Applying Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules specifically designed to detect and block common XSS payloads targeting AEM endpoints. 3) Restricting user privileges to the minimum necessary, especially for users who can submit content to forms, to reduce the risk of malicious input injection. 4) Implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers. 5) Monitoring logs for unusual activity or repeated attempts to inject scripts. 6) Educating users about the risks of clicking on suspicious links or interacting with untrusted content. Once Adobe releases an official patch, organizations should prioritize timely deployment after testing in staging environments. Additionally, organizations should review their incident response plans to prepare for potential exploitation scenarios.
Description
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 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.