Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) Vulnerability
Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source contain an improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2024-08-07 under CISA BOD 22-01.
This is a XML External Entity (XXE) Injection (CWE-611) vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7, 2.4.6-p5, 2.4.5-p7, 2.4.4-p8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted XML document that references external entities. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.
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Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cosmicsting-critical-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-adobe-commerce-and-magento-cve-2024-34102
Manual remediation steps
Apply the Vendor Patch
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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