CVE-2020-9737 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2020-9737

Stored XSS in AEM's Content Repository Development Environment

Vulnerability Description

AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below), 6.4.8.1 (and below), 6.3.3.8 (and below) and 6.2 SP1-CFP20 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with access to the Content Repository Development Environment to store malicious scripts in certain node fields. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2020-9737

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from Adobe

View All →
CVE-2025-64899
Acrobat Reader | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
High 7.8
CVE-2025-64898
ColdFusion | Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)
Medium 5.3
CVE-2025-64897
ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
Medium 5.6
CVE-2025-64896
Creative Cloud Desktop | Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)
Medium 5.5
CVE-2025-64894
DNG SDK | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
Medium 5.5

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Experience Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: September 10th, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059.007 JavaScript
Execution
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie
Collection
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service
Exfiltration
T1491.001 Defacement
Impact