CVE-2017-11296 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0
Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11296?
CVE-2017-11296 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 9 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Adobe Experience Manager 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, 6.0. A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Sling Servlets Post 2.3.20 has been resolved in Adobe Experience Manager.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11296?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-11296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager
- CVE-2026-90532 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2026-105895 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
- CVE-2026-19232 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2025-49533 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
- CVE-2021-40722 AEM Forms Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgr2-v3pc-364p.