CVE-2024-53969 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 5.4 Published 19 Mar 2025 Updated 19 Mar 2025

A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious scripts into the victim's browser via DOM manipulation, requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary code.

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-2024-53969?

CVE-2024-53969 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 19 Mar 2025. 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, a low privileged 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-2024-53969?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53969 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-2024-53969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wv6-ghm3-w7wv.