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TI-2020-07826 Aliases CVE-2020-9740GHSA-6j6h-j76r-j3cr

Stored XSS in AEM Design Importer Component

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below), 6.4.8.1 (and below), 6.3.3.8 (and below) and 6.2 SP1-CFP20 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Design Importer. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01884 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeExperience Managerup to 6.5.5.0; up to 6.4.8.1; up to 6.3.3.8; up to 6.2 SP1-CFP20—No fix listedCNA
  • Experience Manager VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.5.0; up to 6.4.8.1; up to 6.3.3.8; up to 6.2 SP1-CFP20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0.0 – 6.3.3.8; 6.4.0.0 – 6.4.8.1; 6.5.0.0 – 6.5.5.0VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp10:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp10VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp11:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp11VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp12.1VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp13:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp13VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp14:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp14VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp15:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp15VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp16:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp16VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0.0 – 6.3.3.8; 6.4.0.0 – 6.4.8.1; 6.5.0.0 – 6.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp10 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp11 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp12.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp12.1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp13 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp14 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp15 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp16 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp17:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp17VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp18:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp18VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp19:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp19VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp2VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp20:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp20VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp3VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp5:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp5VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp6:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp7:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp7VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp8:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp8VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp9:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp9VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp17:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp17 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp18 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp19:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp19 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp2 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp20 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp3 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp6 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp7 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp8 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.2.0.0:sp1-cfp9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0.0 sp1-cfp9 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9740
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j6h-j76r-j3cr

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-31549 Adobe Experience Manager (MS) | Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-03574 Server-side request forgery in Adobe Experience Manager AEM 6.4 and earlier CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-00865 Dispatcher before 4.1.5 in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 does not… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-00864 The Servlets Post component 2.3.6 in Apache Sling, as used in Adobe Experience Manager… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-05642 Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5, and 6.4 have an authentication bypass… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05759 XML external entity injection in Adobe Experience Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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