What is CVE-2019-8079?

CVE-2019-8079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-8079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2019-8079

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, and 6.0 have a stored cross site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-10-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions 6.4, 6.3, 6.2, 6.1, and 6.0 versions
Adobe Experience Manager — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb19-48.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8079?: CVE-2019-8079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-8079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.