Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Adobe Experience Manager | up to 6.5.23.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Adobe Experience Manager VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.23.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | up to 6.5.23.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:* | up to 2025.8.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 6.5 sp1 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.23.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:* Versions up to 2025.8.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Experience Manager — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25…
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-34079 Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)Priority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2025-34083 Adobe Experience Manager | Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CWE-79)Priority LOW 35
- TI-2025-34080 Adobe Experience Manager | Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)Priority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54246
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mhg-jrw2-wqwp
References
More Adobe Experience Manager vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-54246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mhg-jrw2-wqwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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