{"id":53557,"date":"2025-06-19T03:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T03:38:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:31","slug":"cve-2025-46840-adobe-experience-manager-improper-authorization-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46840-adobe-experience-manager-improper-authorization-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46840: Adobe Experience Manager Improper Authorization Vulnerability Leading to Privilege Escalation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adobe Experience Manager, a comprehensive content management solution for building websites, mobile apps and forms, is currently facing a severe security flaw. Identified as CVE-2025-46840, this vulnerability affects versions 6.5.22 and earlier. This improper authorization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9524-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-avira-prime-speedup-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59891\">vulnerability could be exploited by attackers to escalate their privileges<\/a>, bypassing security measures and gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data.<br \/>\nThis flaw is a significant concern for businesses and organizations that rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46837-reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-adobe-experience-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61405\">Adobe Experience<\/a> Manager for their digital experiences. If exploited, it could compromise system integrity, confidentiality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21475-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59907\">leading to potential data leakage or even complete system<\/a> takeover, significantly impacting the affected entity&#8217;s business operations and reputation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46840<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.7)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5901-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-t10-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60526\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-450136219\" 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<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49533-adobe-experience-manager-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71199\">Adobe Experience Manager<\/a> | 6.5.22 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5894-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-smart-parking-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60141\">vulnerability arises from improper authorization in Adobe Experience Manager<\/a>. An attacker with low-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13944-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-norton-utilities\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59935\">privileges can exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by sending specially crafted requests to the server. This bypasses the security measures in place, allowing the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20122-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59937\">escalate their privileges<\/a>. Once the attacker has higher-level privileges, they can manipulate the system, potentially taking over sessions and gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49136-critical-vulnerability-in-listmonk-allows-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-environment-variables\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60382\">unauthorized access<\/a> to confidential data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3621870991\" 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<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability may be exploited. Please note that this is a simplified example for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75140\">illustrative purposes and doesn&#8217;t represent an actual exploit code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/aem\/start.html HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;user&quot;: &quot;low_privilege_user&quot;,\n&quot;action&quot;: &quot;escalate_privilege&quot;,\n&quot;target&quot;: &quot;high_privilege_function&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, a low privilege user sends a POST request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47601-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-christiaan-pieterse-maxiblocks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60113\">escalate<\/a> their privileges and gain access to high privilege functions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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=\"60424\">Adobe has released a patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. Affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61516\">users are strongly encouraged to update their Adobe Experience Manager<\/a> to the latest version as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation, users can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84690\">deploy a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These measures can help identify and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76406\">block malicious attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, they are not a substitute for applying the official patch. 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