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TI-2020-07829 Aliases CVE-2020-9743GHSA-h5m3-8vhj-cgjg

HTML injection in AEM's content editor component

Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. 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 an HTML injection vulnerability in the content editor component that allows unauthenticated users to craft an HTTP request that includes arbitrary HTML code in a parameter value. An attacker could then use the malicious GET request to lure victims to perform unsafe actions in the page (ex. phishing).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01955 80th 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-2020-9743
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5m3-8vhj-cgjg

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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