MagentoCMS

CVE-2019-7921

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-08-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.1.18 / 2.2.9 or later.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product catalog form of Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the product catalog to inject malicious javascript.

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 confidence

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the product catalog form of Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, and Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to access the product catalog can inject malicious JavaScript into form fields, which will be stored and executed when other users view the affected content.

MitigationApply the Magento security patch or upgrade to Magento 2.1.18, 2.2.9, or 2.3.2 or later. Input validation and output encoding should also be implemented on form fields in the product catalog.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
MagentoCMS
Affected:>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.18>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.9>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Magento version
    Run 'php bin/magento --version' from the Magento root directory or inspect the composer.json file for the 'version' field
    Affected if The version displayed is 2.1.0 to 2.1.17, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, or 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 (falls within < 2.1.18, < 2.2.9, or < 2.3.2)
  2. Verify product catalog module is enabled
    Check if the Magento Catalog module is installed and enabled by reviewing the app/etc/config.php file or running 'php bin/magento module:status' to list active modules
    Affected if The Catalog module (Magento_Catalog) is listed as enabled or active
  3. Confirm admin user access to product catalog form
    Review user roles and permissions in the Magento admin panel under System > Permissions > User Roles, or query the authorization_rule table in the Magento database for catalog-related privileges
    Affected if Any authenticated admin user has privileges to access or edit the product catalog form (privileges to access Catalog > Products)
  4. Inspect product catalog form fields for input validation
    Examine the product edit form in the Magento admin panel (Catalog > Products > Edit any product) and check if HTML/script tags can be submitted in fields such as product name, description, or meta fields without being sanitized
    Affected if JavaScript tags such as <script>alert('XSS')</script> can be submitted and are stored without sanitization when saving a product

You are affected if your Magento version is within the affected ranges AND the product catalog module is accessible to authenticated users who can inject unsanitized script content into form fields.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.1.18 / 2.2.9 / 2.3.2 or later
Fixed in 2.1.182.2.92.3.2
Interim mitigation

Apply the Magento security patch or upgrade to Magento 2.1.18, 2.2.9, or 2.3.2 or later. Input validation and output encoding should also be implemented on form fields in the product catalog.

Fix this in Magento Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,380
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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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