CVE-2019-7898
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSamples of disabled downloadable products are accessible in Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2 due to inadequate validation of user input.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis vulnerability allows unauthorized access to samples of downloadable products that have been disabled in Magento. Due to inadequate validation of user input, attackers can potentially access product samples that should be restricted, leading to information disclosure of downloadable content.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.9.4.2< 1.14.4.2>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.18>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.9>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Magento versionCheck the version file or admin panel: for M1 check app/etc/local.xml or the admin footer; for M2 run 'php bin/magento --version' or check the composer.json fileAffected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable ranges: < 1.9.4.2, < 1.14.4.2, >= 2.1.0 and < 2.1.18, >= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.9, or >= 2.3.0 and < 2.3.2
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Confirm downloadable products are in useReview the product catalog in the Magento admin panel under Catalog > Products, filtering by product type 'downloadable', or query the catalog_product_entity table for products with type_id = 'downloadable'Affected if Downloadable products exist in the system, making the attack surface present
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Locate products with downloadable samplesIn the admin panel, open each downloadable product and check the Samples section. Or query the catalog_product_entity and related sample tables (downloadable_sample table in M1, or downloadable_link table in M2) to identify products that have sample files attachedAffected if Any downloadable products have associated sample files that could be accessed
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Check for disabled downloadable products with samplesReview products with status set to 'Disabled' in the admin panel, or query the catalog_product_entity table where status = 2 (disabled), combined with downloadable sample tablesAffected if There are disabled downloadable products that still have accessible sample files in the system
The environment is affected if the Magento version is vulnerable AND downloadable products with samples exist in the catalog, particularly disabled products that should have restricted access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.9.4.21.14.4.22.1.18
Apply the vendor patches or upgrade to the fixed versions: Magento Open Source 1.9.4.2+, Commerce 1.14.4.2+, 2.1.18+, 2.2.9+, or 2.3.2+. Test the fix in a non-production environment before deploying to production.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-7898 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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