CVE-2024-20800 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 5.4 Published 4 Apr 2024 Updated 7 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages, leading to arbitrary code execution in the victim's browser.

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-2024-20800?

CVE-2024-20800 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 4 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.19 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable web pages. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable script. This could result in arbitrary code execution within the context of the victim's browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20800 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-2024-20800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-w68v-jm79-7cvv.