CVE-2024-36235
Published: 13 June 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-36235 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 contain a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-36235. The flaw, classified under CWE-79, 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, required privileges, and required user interaction with changed scope.
An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue by supplying a specially crafted link or form that, once activated by the victim, runs malicious script in the browser. Successful exploitation yields limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity while leaving availability unaffected.
The vendor advisory at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb24-28.html addresses the issue and supplies remediation guidance for affected Adobe Experience Manager installations. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0886 with no material increase observed since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35988
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.