CVE-2025-54254

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

CVSS 3.1 High 8.6

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 8.6

Score published by adobe in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Changed
The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: None
No effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Changed	The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	None	No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	None	No effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.53901 (53.9% probability)
Percentile: 99.0%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Aug 5, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Adobe Experience Manager
- affected: up to 6.5.23

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/aem-forms/apsb25-82.htmlvendor-advisory

Timeline

ID reservedJul 17, 2025
Record publishedAug 5, 2025
Record last updatedAug 22, 2025

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