Improper Authorization in Magento Open Source - CVE-2019-7872
Published: August 3, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30897
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7872
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Magento Open Source
Magento Open Source
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to read and manipulate data.
An insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2 due to insufficient authorizations checks. This can be abused by a user with admin privileges to add users to company accounts or modify existing user details.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7872
Install update from vendor's website.