CVE-2025-64542: Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 LTS
Adobe
Adobe Experience Manager 6.5
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-64542 describes a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. An attacker can exploit this by manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM) environment to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the victim's browser. This requires the victim to interact by visiting a maliciously crafted webpage. The vulnerability changes the security scope and affects versions up to 6.5.24, SP2, and 2026.7.0. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing theft of sensitive information or session hijacking. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact. User interaction is required for exploitation, reducing the likelihood of automated attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since this is a cloud service, verify with Adobe if remediation is managed server-side. Until a patch or official fix is available, users should be cautious about visiting untrusted or suspicious links to reduce risk of exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-05T22:51:33.020Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa06b15acd9273b492971ab
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:07:49 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 01:19:41 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:10 UTC
Views: 45
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