{"id":53556,"date":"2025-06-19T02:38:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:38:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:19:02","slug":"cve-2025-46837-reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-adobe-experience-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46837-reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-adobe-experience-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46837: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is ever-evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered on a regular basis. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-46837, has been identified in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier. It is a reflected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47110-high-severity-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-adobe-commerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60421\">Cross-Site Scripting<\/a> (XSS) vulnerability that could pose a significant threat to the security of the affected systems. This vulnerability matters as it can be exploited by a low privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21475-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59918\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46837<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.7 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Web-based (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49126-critical-reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-visionatrix-ai-media-processing-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63600\">Reflected XSS<\/a>)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5978-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1202-1-2-0-14-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61056\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1112386803\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>| Product | Affected Versions |<br \/>\n| &#8212;&#8212;&#8211; | &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- |<br \/>\n| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46840-adobe-experience-manager-improper-authorization-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61300\">Adobe Experience Manager<\/a> | 6.5.22 and earlier |<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works on the principle of reflected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2254-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-gitlab-ce-ee\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61401\">Cross-Site Scripting<\/a> (XSS). In this case, an attacker with low privileges can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49013-code-injection-vulnerability-in-wilderforge-projects-due-to-unsafe-github-actions-usage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60094\">inject malicious JavaScript into the form fields of the vulnerable<\/a> versions of Adobe Experience Manager. When a user visits a page containing the vulnerable field, the malicious script is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1331-ibm-cics-local-user-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59964\">executed in the user&#8217;s<\/a> browser. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49847-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-llama-cpp-leading-to-potential-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62658\">potentially lead<\/a> to a session takeover, significantly increasing the confidentiality and integrity impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited could look like this:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-339036342\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin&amp;password=&lt;script&gt;malicious_code_here&lt;\/script&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80723\">injects a malicious<\/a> script in the password field. When a user interacts with the page that contains this form field, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6512-script-execution-with-admin-privileges-on-brain2-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63468\">script is executed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62659\">mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability<\/a>, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the interim, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20133-remote-access-ssl-vpn-vulnerability-in-cisco-secure-firewall-asa-software-and-secure-ftd-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76883\">software is crucial in maintaining the security<\/a> of your systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is ever-evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered on a regular basis. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-46837, has been identified in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.22 and earlier. It is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could pose a significant threat to the security of the affected systems. 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