CVE-2024-36220
Published: 13 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-36220 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 8.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier are affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-36220 and CWE-79. The flaw permits execution of arbitrary JavaScript within the context of a victim's browser session and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, required user interaction, and changed scope with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.
An attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a specially crafted link or form that triggers the malicious script when a victim interacts with it, thereby achieving script execution in the victim's session. Exploitation therefore depends on social engineering to obtain the necessary user interaction.
The official Adobe security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb24-28.html provides mitigation guidance for the affected Experience Manager releases. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0640 with no material rise observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35974
Vulnerability details
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier Answer: are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session. Exploitation of this issue…
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requires user interaction, such as convincing a victim to click on a specially crafted link or to submit a form that triggers the malicious script.
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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.