CVE-2024-36231 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 5.4 Published 13 Jun 2024 Updated 7 Oct 2024

An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in Adobe Experience Manager, requiring user interaction.

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-2024-36231?

CVE-2024-36231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 13 Jun 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 6.5.20 and earlier Answer: are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. Exploitation of this issue typically requires user interaction, such as convincing a user to click on a specially crafted link or to submit a form that causes the execution of the malicious script.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36231 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-2024-36231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qm52-rrfg-jwc6.