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CVE-2020-9689: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Magento versions 2.3.5-p1 and earlier have a path traversal vulnerability that was disclosed on July 29, 2020. The vulnerability affects both Magento Commerce and Open Source editions. This security flaw is tracked as CVE-2020-9689 and was discovered by Edgar Boda-Majer of Bugscale and Blaklis (Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a path traversal issue (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, and a CVSS v2.0 base score of 8.5 (High) (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system (CISA).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires local access, high privileges, and user interaction for successful exploitation, as indicated by the CVSS vector string (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to versions after 2.3.5-p1 of either Magento Commerce or Open Source editions (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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