CVE-2025-46959 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CWE-79)

Medium 5.4 Published 16 Jul 2025 Updated 18 Jul 2025

A low-privileged attacker can execute malicious JavaScript in a victim's browser via DOM manipulation, requiring the victim to visit a crafted page.

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-2025-46959?

CVE-2025-46959 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 16 Jul 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 6.5.22 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating the DOM environment to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a specially crafted web page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46959?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Experience Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46959 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-2025-46959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wfq2-5gv5-wwmx.