CVE-2023-38219
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7-beta1 (and earlier), 2.4.6-p2 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p4 (and earlier), and 2.4.4-p5 (and earlier) are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-38219. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 13, 2023, and affects various versions of Adobe Commerce and Magento platforms (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79) that allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. The severity is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.7 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N). The malicious payload is stored in an admin area, which contributes to its high confidentiality and integrity impact rating (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, the vulnerability allows malicious JavaScript to be executed in a victim's browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field. Due to the payload being stored in an admin area, this results in high confidentiality and integrity impact, potentially compromising sensitive administrative functions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability through their security advisory APSB23-50. Users are advised to update their Adobe Commerce and Magento installations to the latest patched versions (Adobe Advisory).

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