Input validation error in Magento Open Source - CVE-2019-8232
Published: November 6, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30686
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8232
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.
In Magento prior to 1.9.4.3, Magento prior to 1.14.4.3, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, and Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3 or 2.3.2-p1, an authenticated user with administrative privileges for the import feature can execute arbitrary code through a race condition that allows webserver configuration file modification.
Affected software
Magento Open Source
How to mitigate CVE-2019-8232
Install update from vendor's website.
Magento Open Source - update to 2.3.2