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TI-2025-34085 Aliases CVE-2025-54254GHSA-6hv6-fgh2-5mjv

Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') (CWE-611)

Priority HIGH 78CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files on the local file system, scope is changed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.53901 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeAdobe Experience Managerup to 6.5.23—No fix listedCNA
  • Adobe Experience Manager VendorAdobe Affected up to 6.5.23 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.5.23.0VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_forms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5.23.0 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/aem-forms/apsb25-82.html

    2 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-34084 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)Priority CRITICAL 100
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54254
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hv6-fgh2-5mjv
  3. 2026-10-26 Priority changed: CRITICAL → HIGH

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-34084 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-07818 Stored XSS in AEM Sites Components CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2017-02287 Information disclosure in Adobe Experience Manager Forms 6.2, 6.1, 6.0 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-07819 Sensitive information disclosure possible in AEM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-05955 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager Forms 6.2 and earlier, LiveCycle 11.0.1… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2019-05048 Cross-site scripting in Adobe Experience Manager Forms CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
See all 7 →

Sources

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