CVE-2018-4931 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.1 and earlier
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Adobe Experience Manager to steal sensitive user information.
- 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-2018-4931?
CVE-2018-4931 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 19 May 2018. 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
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.1 and earlier have an exploitable stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4931 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-2018-4931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4931 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-gqhx-hr2v-j35p.