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GHSA-6HV6-FGH2-5MJV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-05 18:30 – Updated: 2025-08-05 18:30

Details

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local file system. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Severity ?

8.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2025-54254 (GCVE-0-2025-54254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 16:53 – Updated: 2025-08-22 16:33

Summary

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local file system, scope is changed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Severity ?

8.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

Assigner

adobe

References

URL

Tags

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-for…

vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Adobe	Adobe Experience Manager	Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.5.23 (semver)

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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