CVE-2025-54248 | Adobe Experience Manager | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized read access. Scope is changed

Published: 2025-09-09 Last update: 2025-09-12 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-54248 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-54248

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-26 0.11% 0.18% +0.06%
2 2026-02-04 0.16% 0.11% -0.05%
3 2026-02-01 0.16%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-54248

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.1 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-54248

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-54248

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe experience_manager <= 6.5.23.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager <= 2025.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:aem_cloud_service:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:-:*:*:lts:*:*:*
adobe experience_manager 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.5:sp1:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-54248

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