CVE-2023-22249
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-22249 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.4-p2 (and earlier) and 2.4.5-p1 (and earlier). The vulnerability was disclosed on March 14, 2023, and affects Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms (Adobe Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored XSS issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction to exploit. The attack vector is network-accessible, with low attack complexity (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. When victims browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, the malicious JavaScript may be executed in their browsers (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source that contains the fix (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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