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SUPEE-10975 is a critical security patch for Magento Commerce and Open Source versions that addresses multiple security vulnerabilities. The patch affects versions >= 1.5.0.0 and < 1.9.4.0 of Magento Community Edition, with the release date of November 28, 2018. This security update contains multiple enhancements to address remote code execution (RCE), cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and other vulnerabilities (Magento Advisory, GitHub Advisory).

The patch addresses multiple critical vulnerabilities with varying CVSS scores up to 9.0. Key vulnerabilities include brute force prevention in RSS authentication (CVSS 9.0), multiple Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities through customer import, API exploitation, and unauthorized file uploads (CVSS 8.5), and several Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in various components including Newsletter Template, CMS Preview, and Google Analytics (CVSS 6.5). The patch also removes functionality enabling M1 customers to store credit card data in the database for compliance purposes (Magento Advisory).

The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute remote code, perform brute force attacks, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, and potentially gain unauthorized access to admin accounts. The most severe impacts include possible remote code execution through multiple vectors, unauthorized file uploads, and potential exposure of sensitive data. Additionally, the vulnerabilities could enable attackers to perform privileged actions and chain together multiple attacks for escalated access (Magento Advisory).

While no known attacks were reported in the wild at the time of the patch release, multiple critical vulnerabilities were identified. These include exploitable vectors through customer import functionality, API-based attacks, and file upload mechanisms. The vulnerabilities could be exploited by authenticated users with specific admin permissions, making them particularly dangerous in scenarios where admin access is compromised (Magento Advisory).

The recommended mitigation is to upgrade to Magento Open Source 1.9.4.0 or Magento Commerce 1.14.4.0, or apply the SUPEE-10975 patch. The patch is available for Magento Open Source versions 1.5.0.0-1.9.4.0 and Magento Commerce versions 1.9.0.0-1.14.4.0. Users are advised to test the patch in a development environment before deploying to production (Magento Advisory).