CVE-2019-16468 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the user interface of Adobe Experience Manager to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16468?
CVE-2019-16468 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 15 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, and 6.0 have an user interface injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16468 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-2019-16468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16468 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-j26m-mhw3-8vc7.