CVE-2022-28851
Published: 30 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28851 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 17.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.13.0 and earlier contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-28851 and assigned CWE-79. The flaw allows malicious JavaScript to execute in the victim's browser when a crafted URL is visited, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 that reflects network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and required user interaction with changed scope.
An attacker with low-privilege access to AEM can craft a URL that references a vulnerable page and convince a victim to visit it, resulting in execution of attacker-controlled script within the victim's browser context and limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
The official Adobe advisory APSB22-40, available at helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb22-40.html, addresses the issue and directs customers to the corresponding security update for AEM 6.5.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0838 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0164, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33288
Vulnerability details
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.13.0 (and earlier) is affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, malicious JavaScript content may be executed within…
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the context of the victim's browser. Exploitation of this issue requires low-privilege access to AEM.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.