CVE-2020-9732: adobe experience_manager Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-9732 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in adobe experience_manager. EPSS estimates a 2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-09-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST9.0CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.81%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.81% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe2 products
- experience_manager≥ unspecified, ≤ Forms SP5 add-on for AEM 6.5.5.0 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ Forms SP8 add-on for AEM 6.4.8.1 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≤ 6.2.1.20 | ≥ 6.3.0.0, ≤ 6.3.3.8 | ≥ 6.4.0.0, ≤ 6.4.8.1 | ≥ 6.5.0.0, ≤ 6.5.5.0
- experience_manager_forms6.4.8.1 | 6.5.5.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-56.htmlX Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory