CVE-2024-20717
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 · uneditedAdobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, 2.4.4-p6 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
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 confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in Adobe Commerce where low-privileged attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The malicious payload persists in the database and executes in victim browsers when viewing the affected page.
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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= 2.4.4= 2.4.5= 2.4.6CVSS 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:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Adobe Commerce versionRun `php bin/magento --version` from the Magento root directory, or check the `composer.json` file for the `magento/product-community-edition` version numberAffected if Version equals 2.4.4, 2.4.5, or 2.4.6 exactly (not patched versions)
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Locate form handlers that process user inputReview custom module code in `app/code` and theme templates in `app/design` for PHP controller classes that handle form submissions, particularly in blocks that accept and store data via `\Magento\Framework\Data\Form::getData()` or similar methodsAffected if Form handlers exist that accept user input without calling $form->getElement($elementId)->setRequired() validation or custom validation rules
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Inspect form field configuration for input validationExamine XML form configuration files (typically in `etc/adminhtml/system.xml` or `etc/frontend.xml` within modules) and look at the validator definitions passed to form elements, checking whether `validate-required` or custom validators are applied to fields that accept user-supplied contentAffected if Form fields handling user input lack validation rules or have validation disabled (validate-no-html-tags not present)
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Verify output encoding on rendered form dataSearch template files (.phtml) in `app/design` for instances where stored data is rendered using `echo` or `print` statements without passing through escape methods like `$block->escapeHtml()`, `$block->escapeJs()`, or `htmlEscape()`Affected if User-supplied data from the database is rendered without HTML or JavaScript encoding functions
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Audit stored form data in the databaseQuery the database for suspicious script tags or event handlers in tables that store form submissions (such as `quote_address`, `sales_order_address`, or custom tables), for example: `SELECT * FROM quote_address WHERE concat(firstname, lastname, street, city, region, postcode, telephone, fax) LIKE '%<script%' OR concat(firstname, lastname, street, city, region, postcode, telephone, fax) LIKE '%onerror=%';`Affected if Any records contain raw script tags, javascript: URIs, or HTML event handlers (onclick, onerror, onload) in fields that are displayed to users
You are affected if your installed Adobe Commerce version is 2.4.4, 2.4.5, or 2.4.6 AND your forms accepting user input lack proper server-side input validation AND your templates render stored data without output encoding, or if your database already contains malicious XSS payloads.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Adobe Commerce to the patched versions (2.4.6-p4, 2.4.5-p6, 2.4.4-p7 or later). Alternatively, implement proper input validation and output encoding on all form fields handling user-supplied content.
Upgrade to Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p6 / 2.4.5-p5 / 2.4.6-p3 (depending on your baseline version)
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Commerce version by running: php bin/magento --version or checking composer.json
- 2. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.4: Upgrade to version 2.4.4-p6 or later using: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.4-p6 --no-update followed by composer update
- 3. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.5: Upgrade to version 2.4.5-p5 or later using: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.5-p5 --no-update followed by composer update
- 4. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.6: Upgrade to version 2.4.6-p3 or later using: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.6-p3 --no-update followed by composer update
- 5. After upgrading, clear the cache: php bin/magento cache:clean
- 6. Re-deploy static content if needed: php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
- 7. Verify the version has been updated: php bin/magento --version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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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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