CVE-2024-36230
Published: 13 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-36230 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 7.3% 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-2024-36230. The flaw, classified under CWE-79, allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the victim's browser session and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction.
An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue by supplying a specially crafted link or form that triggers script execution when a victim interacts with it, achieving limited confidentiality and integrity impacts scoped to the affected browser session.
The Adobe security advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb24-28.html addresses mitigation steps and available patches for Experience Manager.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0886 since disclosure with no material rise observed.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35983
Vulnerability details
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.20 and earlier 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 typically…
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requires user interaction, such as convincing a user to click on a specially crafted link or to submit a form that causes the execution of 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.