XML Injection in Adobe Experience Manager 6.5.x.0 Enables Unauthorized Write
CVE-2025-54251 Published on September 9, 2025
Adobe Experience Manager | XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)
Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate XML queries and gain limited unauthorized write access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-54251 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an aka Blind XPath Injection Vulnerability?
The software does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. Within XML, special elements could include reserved words or characters such as "<", ">", """, and "&", which could then be used to add new data or modify XML syntax.
CVE-2025-54251 has been classified to as an aka Blind XPath Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-54251
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Affected Versions
Adobe Experience Manager:- Before and including 6.5.23.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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