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CommerceApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-20720

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-15
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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97/100
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 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, 2.4.4-p6 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead in arbitrary code execution by an attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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

OS command injection vulnerability in Adobe Commerce affecting versions 2.4.6-p3 and earlier, 2.4.5-p5 and earlier, and 2.4.4-p6 and earlier. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system without any user interaction.

MitigationApply Adobe's security patches (ACSD-XXXXX) or upgrade to the patched versions (2.4.6-p4, 2.4.5-p6, 2.4.4-p7 or later) immediately given the critical severity and exploitability.

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:= 2.4.4= 2.4.5= 2.4.6

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
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 checks

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

  1. Locate the installed Adobe Commerce version file
    Check the composer.json file in the Magento root directory or run the CLI command: bin/magento --version
    Affected if The displayed version matches 2.4.4, 2.4.5, or 2.4.6 without a patch version higher than p3 for 2.4.6, p5 for 2.4.5, or p6 for 2.4.4
  2. Confirm the exact patch version
    Check the app/etc/env.php file or review the composer.lock file for the magento/product-community-edition version entry
    Affected if The patch version is p3 or earlier for 2.4.6, p5 or earlier for 2.4.5, or p6 or earlier for 2.4.4, or if no patch version is specified (indicating the base release)
  3. Verify the application is accessible
    Confirm the Adobe Commerce web application is reachable over HTTP/HTTPS
    Affected if The application is live and reachable, as the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication

If the installed Adobe Commerce version is 2.4.6-p3 or earlier, 2.4.5-p5 or earlier, or 2.4.4-p6 or earlier, the environment is affected by this command injection vulnerability.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Adobe's security patches (ACSD-XXXXX) or upgrade to the patched versions (2.4.6-p4, 2.4.5-p6, 2.4.4-p7 or later) immediately given the critical severity and exploitability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p7 / 2.4.5-p6 / 2.4.6-p4 (or latest available patch for each branch)

  1. 1. Identify your current Adobe Commerce version using bin/magento --version or the admin panel footer
  2. 2. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p6 and earlier: Upgrade to 2.4.4-p7 or later
  3. 3. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.5-p5 and earlier: Upgrade to 2.4.5-p6 or later
  4. 4. For Adobe Commerce 2.4.6-p3 and earlier: Upgrade to 2.4.6-p4 or later
  5. 5. Apply the upgrade via composer: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.4-p7 --no-update, then composer update
  6. 6. Run bin/magento setup:upgrade to complete the migration
  7. 7. Clear caches: bin/magento cache:flush
  8. 8. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version
Caveat Minor patch upgrades typically have minimal breaking changes; always review release notes and test in staging environment before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Commerce Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,560
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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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