CVE-2025-49557: 
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha1, 2.4.8-p1, 2.4.7-p6, 2.4.6-p11, 2.4.5-p13, 2.4.4-p14 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on August 12, 2025, and was assigned identifier CVE-2025-49557 (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be exploited by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. The vulnerability has received varying CVSS v3.1 severity ratings, with the NVD assigning a Base Score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Adobe Systems rates it higher at 8.7 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to session takeover, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to browse to the page containing the vulnerable field (Adobe Security Bulletin).