CVE-2023-48448Network attack vector

Victim-context JavaScript execution

Published Dec 15, 2023 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Reflected XSS in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run script in a victim's browser. Adobe has not disclosed the affected page, input parameter, or output-encoding operation that reflects the crafted URL content. Exploitation requires low-privileged AEM access and user interaction, and the script can read or alter data available to the victim's browser context.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to run script in a victim's browser. Adobe has not disclosed the affected page, input parameter, or output-encoding operation that reflects the crafted URL content. Exploitation requires low-privileged AEM access and user interaction, and the script can read or alter data available to the victim's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48448
Published
Dec 15, 2023
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Experience Manager
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=6.5.18

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Experience Managerversion=0 <=6.5.18

Published CVSS scores

5.4Adobe Systems IncorporatedCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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