Cross-site scripting in Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce) and Magento Open Source - CVE-2020-24408
Published: October 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47678
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24408
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce)
Magento Open Source
Magento Open Source
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24408
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce) - addressed in versions 2.3.6, 2.4.1
Magento Open Source - addressed in versions 2.3.6, 2.4.0-p1, 2.4.1
Magento Open Source - addressed in versions 2.3.6, 2.4.0-p1, 2.4.1