What is the severity of CVE-2020-9742?

CVE-2020-9742 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation through stored cross-site scripting.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9742?

To mitigate CVE-2020-9742, users should upgrade to Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.5.1 or later, 6.4.8.2 or later, or 6.3.3.9 or later.

What are the affected versions of Adobe Experience Manager for CVE-2020-9742?

CVE-2020-9742 affects Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.3.3.8 and earlier, 6.4.8.1 and earlier, and 6.5.5.0 and earlier.

Who is impacted by CVE-2020-9742?

Users with 'Author' privileges in Adobe Experience Manager are impacted by CVE-2020-9742 as they can store vulnerable scripts.

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2020-9742?

CVE-2020-9742 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows the execution of malicious scripts.

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CVE-2020-9742

critical

CWE

8/9/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-9742: Reflected XSS in AEM Inbox module

First published: Tue Sep 08 2020(Updated: )

AEM versions 6.5.5.0 (and below), 6.4.8.1 (and below) and 6.3.3.8 (and below) are affected by a stored XSS vulnerability that allows users with 'Author' privileges to store malicious scripts in fields associated with the Inbox calendar feature. These scripts may be executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the vulnerable field.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Adobe Experience Manager	>=6.3.0.0<=6.3.3.8
Adobe Experience Manager	>=6.4.0.0<=6.4.8.1
Adobe Experience Manager	>=6.5.0.0<=6.5.5.0

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Reference Links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb20-56.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9742?
CVE-2020-9742 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation through stored cross-site scripting.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9742?
To mitigate CVE-2020-9742, users should upgrade to Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.5.1 or later, 6.4.8.2 or later, or 6.3.3.9 or later.
What are the affected versions of Adobe Experience Manager for CVE-2020-9742?
CVE-2020-9742 affects Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.3.3.8 and earlier, 6.4.8.1 and earlier, and 6.5.5.0 and earlier.
Who is impacted by CVE-2020-9742?
Users with 'Author' privileges in Adobe Experience Manager are impacted by CVE-2020-9742 as they can store vulnerable scripts.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2020-9742?
CVE-2020-9742 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows the execution of malicious scripts.

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