CVE-2024-20719
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 an admin attacker to inject malicious scripts into every admin page. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field, that could be leveraged to gain admin access.
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 confidenceAdobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, 2.4.4-p6 and earlier contain a stored XSS vulnerability in an admin-accessible field that persists malicious JavaScript across all admin pages, allowing privilege escalation to full admin access when victims browse affected pages.
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= 2.4.4= 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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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Identify Adobe Commerce installation versionRun the following command in the Magento root directory: php bin/magento --version or check the composer.json file for the 'version' field under 'require' for 'magento/product-community-edition'Affected if The installed version is 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, or any version earlier than 2.4.4-p6, 2.4.5-p5, or 2.4.6-p3 (specifically 2.4.4 through 2.4.6 and earlier releases)
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Verify admin access is availableConfirm that the /admin or custom admin URL path is accessible and that admin user accounts exist in the systemAffected if The admin panel is accessible and unauthenticated or untrusted users could potentially access it
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Inspect admin-accessible custom fields for injected scriptsExamine any custom fields or configurations in the admin panel (under Stores > Configuration, or custom modules) that accept user input and are not properly escaped when rendered. Query the core_config_data table for values containing script tags, iframe tags, or javascript: URIsAffected if Any admin-accessible field contains persisted HTML or JavaScript code (such as <script>, <img onerror=>, or javascript: handlers) that could execute when viewing admin pages
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Review admin user accounts for unauthorized changesQuery the admin_user table for unexpected changes to user roles, email addresses, or password hashes, and check the authorization_role table for modifications to role permissionsAffected if Admin user accounts have been modified, new admin accounts have been created without authorization, or role permissions have been altered unexpectedly
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Check for suspicious admin activity logsReview Magento logs (var/log/ and database tables like admin_user_login_log or enterprise_rma) for unusual admin login patterns, privilege escalation attempts, or actions performed outside normal business hoursAffected if Logs show admin actions performed by compromised accounts or privilege escalation activity that was not initiated by legitimate administrators
A user is affected if their Adobe Commerce installation runs version 2.4.4 through 2.4.6 (or earlier) AND any admin-accessible field contains persisted malicious JavaScript that could be used to escalate privileges to full admin 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.
dbcve · scopedApply the vendor patch or update to a fixed version; until then, restrict admin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious admin activity.
Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p7, 2.4.5-p6, or 2.4.6-p4 (depending on your baseline version)
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Commerce version by running: bin/magento --version
- 2. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.4: Upgrade to version 2.4.4-p7 or later using Composer: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.4-p7 --no-update && composer update
- 3. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.5: Upgrade to version 2.4.5-p6 or later using Composer: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.5-p6 --no-update && composer update
- 4. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.6: Upgrade to version 2.4.6-p4 or later using Composer: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.6-p4 --no-update && composer update
- 5. After upgrade, clear the cache: bin/magento cache:clean
- 6. Deploy static content if in production mode: bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
- 7. Verify the upgrade was successful: 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20719 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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