CVE-2026-48253: Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically the victim visiting a crafted webpage. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-48253 is a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. An attacker can exploit this by manipulating the DOM environment, causing malicious JavaScript to execute within the victim's browser context. The attack requires user interaction, meaning the victim must visit a specially crafted webpage. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of data but does not impact availability. The scope of the vulnerability is changed, indicating that the vulnerability affects components beyond the initially vulnerable component.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal sensitive information or perform actions on behalf of the user. The confidentiality and integrity of data may be compromised, but availability is not affected. The attack requires user interaction, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since this is a cloud service, Adobe typically manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should monitor Adobe's official advisories for updates and apply any recommended fixes or mitigations promptly.
CVE-2026-48253: Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79) in Adobe Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service
Description
Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript in the victim's browser context. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically the victim visiting a crafted webpage. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-48253 is a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. An attacker can exploit this by manipulating the DOM environment, causing malicious JavaScript to execute within the victim's browser context. The attack requires user interaction, meaning the victim must visit a specially crafted webpage. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality and integrity of data but does not impact availability. The scope of the vulnerability is changed, indicating that the vulnerability affects components beyond the initially vulnerable component.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal sensitive information or perform actions on behalf of the user. The confidentiality and integrity of data may be compromised, but availability is not affected. The attack requires user interaction, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since this is a cloud service, Adobe typically manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should monitor Adobe's official advisories for updates and apply any recommended fixes or mitigations promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- adobe
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T15:28:38.130Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a568f2568715ace43148c57
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 19:33:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 20:08:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 03:35:49 UTC
Views: 6
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