CVE-2020-24445: Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in Commenting Function of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-12-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

AEM's Cloud Service offering, as well as version 6.5.6.0 (and below), are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager: through 6.5.6.0
Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service: all versions

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-72.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-72.html

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