CVE-2020-9583
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Magento versions 2.3.4 and earlier, 2.2.11 and earlier, 1.14.4.4 and earlier, and 1.9.4.4 and earlier were found to contain a command injection vulnerability. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2020-9583 and was disclosed in March 2020. This security flaw affected multiple versions of Adobe's Magento Commerce and Open Source e-commerce platforms (CVE Details, Adobe Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a critical command injection flaw that does not require authentication for successful exploitation. This security issue was one of four command injection vulnerabilities discovered in Magento during this period (SecurityWeek).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems. The critical nature of this flaw and its ability to be exploited without authentication made it particularly dangerous for affected Magento installations (SecurityWeek).

Exploitability

The vulnerability was considered critical due to its potential for arbitrary code execution and the fact that it did not require authentication for exploitation. This made it particularly accessible to potential attackers (SecurityWeek).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe addressed this vulnerability by releasing security updates for affected versions. The fixes were included in Magento Commerce and Magento Open Source versions 2.3.4-p2 and 2.3.5-p1, Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14.4.5, and Magento Community Edition 1.9.4.5 (SecurityWeek).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related PHP vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2026-46670CRITICAL9.8
  • PHP logoPHP
  • yeswiki/yeswiki
NoYesAug 11, 2026
GHSA-wg23-69c2-gjc8CRITICAL9.1
  • PHP logoPHP
  • craftcms/cms
NoYesAug 07, 2026
CVE-2026-71488HIGH7.5
  • PHP logoPHP
  • commonmark
NoYesAug 06, 2026
CVE-2026-62996MEDIUM6.9
  • PHP logoPHP
  • smarty/smarty
NoYesAug 07, 2026
CVE-2026-62992MEDIUM6.9
  • PHP logoPHP
  • smarty/smarty
NoYesAug 07, 2026

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management