CVE-2020-9732
Stored XSS in AEM Sites Components
CVE-2020-9732 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Adobe Experience Manager, published September 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.81%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.0 CriticalCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 2.81%EPSS, 86th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stored XSS in AEM Sites Components
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
- Record
CVE-2020-9732- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30512
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30512- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmq3-w762-fqmrNo score
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a...
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
- Record
GHSA-xmq3-w762-fqmr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The AEM Forms add-on for versions 6.5.5.0 (and below) and 6.4.8.2 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Sites component. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.
- Record
CVE-2020-9732- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.