CVE-2021-21084 Cross-site scripting in Experience Manager
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into form fields, leading to arbitrary code execution in victim browsers via stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21084?
CVE-2021-21084 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 28 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
AEM's Cloud Service offering, as well as versions 6.5.7.0 (and below), 6.4.8.3 (and below) and 6.3.3.8 (and below) are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21084?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21084?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21084 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-2021-21084 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21084 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-8q6h-697m-5v7r.