CVE-2025-54251 Adobe Experience Manager | XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)
Low-privileged attackers can manipulate XML queries to bypass security features and gain unauthorized write access in Adobe Experience Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54251?
CVE-2025-54251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, published on 9 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate XML queries and gain limited unauthorized write access.
Weakness: CWE-91
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Experience Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54251 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-54251 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Experience Manager
- CVE-2026-90532 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2026-105895 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
- CVE-2026-19232 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
- CVE-2025-49533 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
- CVE-2021-40722 AEM Forms Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cr4-774r-vpp6.