CVE-2019-8134
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 · uneditedA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1. A user with marketing privileges can execute arbitrary SQL queries in the database when accessing email template variables.
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 confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability in Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10 and Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1 allows authenticated users with marketing privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries through unsanitized email template variables, potentially leading to data exfiltration or database manipulation.
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>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.10>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2= 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Check installed Magento versionRun command: php bin/magento --version or check the file app/etc/config.php for the version stringAffected if version is >= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.10, OR >= 2.3.0 and < 2.3.3, OR equals 2.3.2
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Verify marketing user role access existsLog into the Magento admin panel and navigate to System > Permissions > User Roles. Check if any user role has the Marketing > Email Templates permission enabledAffected if a user with marketing privileges exists in the system
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Confirm email template functionality is accessibleNavigate to Marketing > Email Templates in the Magento admin panel to verify the feature is accessible to authenticated usersAffected if email template configuration page is reachable by non-admin users with marketing privileges
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Review email template audit logsCheck database table sales_email_order_creditmemo or admin_user_actions_log for suspicious activity related to email template variable injectionAffected if any unusual or unauthorized email template modifications are found in logs
The environment is affected if Magento version falls within the vulnerable ranges AND any authenticated user with marketing privileges can access the email template configuration feature.
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 data2.2.102.3.2
Apply the vendor patch or upgrade to Magento 2.2.10, 2.3.3, or 2.3.2-p1 and later versions to remediate the SQL injection vulnerability in email template variables.
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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-2019-8134 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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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data