CVE-2023-48463Network attack vector

Low-privileged browser-context JavaScript execution

Published Dec 15, 2023 · Updated May 21, 2025

DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a victim's browser. Adobe's current record does not identify the vulnerable page, DOM source, sink, or missing validation that permits the script injection. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and a victim who follows a crafted URL, limiting impact to the victim's browser context.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.18 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript in a victim's browser. Adobe's current record does not identify the vulnerable page, DOM source, sink, or missing validation that permits the script injection. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and a victim who follows a crafted URL, limiting impact to the victim's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-48463
Published
Dec 15, 2023
Updated
May 21, 2025
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Experience Manager
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 21, 2025Record 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

5.4AdobeCVSS: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-79Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS)
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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