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CVE-2022-35697 — core.wcm.components.core

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-35697 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core. A fix is available for com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core — see the affected versions and patch details below.

AEM File Upload Security Issue leading to RXSS

Also known asGHSA-qcgc-6q86-7x2p
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

  • CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-35697.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs54th percentile — riskier than 54% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.41%0.81%1.22%0.4%0.7%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Core Components version 2.20.6 (and earlier) suffer from a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AdaptiveImageServlet via SVG images. An attacker with author access can upload a special crafted SVG image (including a malicious Javascript) and obtain a link that, when loaded by another authenticated users, will execute the malicious script and gain access to other user's session. The issue has been resolved in 2.20.8. There are currently no known workarounds.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavencom.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.coreall versions2.20.8com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core:2.20.8

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
web content management core componentsadobe
≤ 2.20.6
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update com.adobe.cq:core.wcm.components.core to 2.20.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-35697 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Core Components version 2.20.6 (and earlier) suffer from a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in `AdaptiveImageServlet` via SVG images. An attacker with author access can upload a special crafted SVG image (including a malicious Javascript) and obtain a link that, when loaded by another authenticated users, will execute the malicious script and gain access to other user's session. The issue has been resolved in 2.20.8. There are currently no known workarounds.
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CVE-2022-35697: core.wcm.components — Fixed in 2.20.8