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cURL - URL manipulations in AEM

  • April 25, 2025
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Hello all,

 

"cURL is an open-source command-line tool used to perform URL manipulations.".

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/sites/administering/operations/curl

 

But URL manipulation involves altering URLs to perform various attacks or access unauthorized elements of a website.

https://search.brave.com/search?q=URL+manipulations&source=desktop&summary=1&conversation=3203c97b741e61aa4195e3

 

How do these two go together?

 

Appreciate all your replies.

 

Thanks,

RK.

Best answer by aanchal-sikka

@nsvsrk :

 

AEM is built on Sling Framework, thus there are many operations that can be performed via REST API (Services exposed via URLs)

In terms of AEM, cURL is utilizes these REST APIs to update/get information about various resources like pages, assets, packages etc.

The operations are listed here: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/sites/administering/operations/curl#common-operational-aem-curl-commands

 

One need to append credentials to perform these operations. The credentials are further restricted by the permissions one has on the system.

 

Its definitely not for attacking the systems, rather performing operations via URLs. 

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aanchal-sikka
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April 25, 2025

@nsvsrk 

 

Can you possibly share an example?

Aanchal Sikka
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April 25, 2025

Hi,

 

I am just reading these two URLs.

 

One says "URL manipulation involves altering URLs to perform various attacks or access unauthorized elements of a website" and the other says "cURL is an open-source command-line tool used to perform URL manipulations.".

 

This means that cURL is mainly for attacking sites, which I am sure is not true.

 

Thanks,

RK.

aanchal-sikka
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aanchal-sikkaCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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April 25, 2025

@nsvsrk :

 

AEM is built on Sling Framework, thus there are many operations that can be performed via REST API (Services exposed via URLs)

In terms of AEM, cURL is utilizes these REST APIs to update/get information about various resources like pages, assets, packages etc.

The operations are listed here: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/sites/administering/operations/curl#common-operational-aem-curl-commands

 

One need to append credentials to perform these operations. The credentials are further restricted by the permissions one has on the system.

 

Its definitely not for attacking the systems, rather performing operations via URLs. 

Aanchal Sikka