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Publication date: 2025-08-05

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Description

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.

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Published

2025-08-05

Last Modified

2025-10-02

Generated

2026-10-16

AI Q&A

2025-08-05

EPSS Evaluated

2026-10-14

NVD

CVE-2025-54254

EUVD

EUVD-2025-23638

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
adobe	experience_manager_forms	to 6.5.23.0 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-611	The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23 and earlier. It allows an attacker to exploit the system to read arbitrary files on the local file system without requiring any user interaction.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could access sensitive files on the local file system, potentially exposing confidential information. Since no user interaction is required, the attack can be performed remotely and silently, increasing the risk of data exposure.

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