Code Injection in Magento Open Source - CVE-2019-7942
Published: August 3, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30939
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7942
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in malicious XML layout updates. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Magento Open Source
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7942
Update to version 2.3.2.
Magento Open Source - update to 2.3.2