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CVE-2020-9734

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.1 (and below) is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Forms component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Adobe — Experience Manager

CWEs

References

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