CVE-2024-43720 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 5.4 Published 10 Dec 2024 Updated 11 Dec 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via DOM manipulation, requiring user interaction like clicking a malicious link.

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-2024-43720?

CVE-2024-43720 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 10 Dec 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 6.5.21 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim's browser session. By manipulating the DOM environment in the victim's browser, an attacker can inject malicious scripts that are executed by the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, typically in the form of following a malicious link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43720?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43720?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43720 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-2024-43720 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43720 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5hhp-mx25-3x5w.