What is CVE-2025-54251?

CVE-2025-54251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-54251?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-54251 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XPath Injection in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2025-54251

Adobe Experience Manager versions 6.5.23.0 and earlier are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. A low-privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate XML queries and gain limited unauthorized write access.

Published 2025-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions 0
Adobe Experience Manager — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-90.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54251?: CVE-2025-54251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-54251?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-54251 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.