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CommerceApplication · Adobe

CVE-2023-38218

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7-beta1 (and earlier), 2.4.6-p2 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p4 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p5 (and earlier) are affected by an Incorrect Authorization . An authenticated attacker can exploit this to achieve information exposure and privilege escalation.

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

Adobe Commerce contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability where an authenticated attacker with standard user privileges can bypass authorization checks to access sensitive information and escalate their privileges to administrative levels. This affects multiple versions of the Magento Commerce platform.

MitigationApply the vendor security patches for the affected Adobe Commerce versions or upgrade to the patched releases (2.4.7-beta2, 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, or 2.4.4-p6 and later).

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
CommerceApplication
Affected:= 2.3.7= 2.4.0= 2.4.1= 2.4.2= 2.4.3= 2.4.4= 2.4.5= 2.4.6= 2.4.7
MagentoCMS
Affected:= 2.4.4= 2.4.5= 2.4.6= 2.4.7

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
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 checks

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

  1. Identify installed Adobe Commerce or Magento version
    Run the command 'php bin/magento --version' from the web root directory, or check the 'composer.json' file for the 'version' field in the root of your Adobe Commerce/Magento installation.
    Affected if The version matches any of the following: Adobe Commerce 2.3.7, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7 or Adobe Magento 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7.
  2. Verify if standard (non-admin) user accounts exist
    Query the 'admin_user' table in the database, or log into the admin panel and navigate to System > Permissions > Users to list all user accounts.
    Affected if Any standard user account with 'User Role' set to 'Customers' or a non-administrative role exists in the system.
  3. Check for suspicious admin user creation
    Review the 'admin_user' table for newly created accounts with elevated privileges, or inspect the 'authorization_role' table for unexpected assignments to the 'Administrators' role.
    Affected if A standard user account has been assigned to the Administrators role without documented approval, indicating potential privilege escalation.
  4. Audit recent authentication logs for authorization bypass
    Examine server access logs and Adobe Commerce audit logs for requests from standard user sessions accessing admin paths such as '/admin/' or '/backend/' followed by sensitive endpoints like '/system_config/' or '/adminhtml/'.
    Affected if Standard user sessions have successfully accessed admin-only URLs or endpoints that should require administrator authentication.

You are affected if your installed Adobe Commerce or Magento version matches any of the vulnerable versions listed AND standard (non-admin) user accounts exist in the system, as the flaw requires an authenticated standard user to bypass authorization checks.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor security patches for the affected Adobe Commerce versions or upgrade to the patched releases (2.4.7-beta2, 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, or 2.4.4-p6 and later).

Fix this in Commerce Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,120
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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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