Vulnerability identifier: #VU22325

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7887

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Magento Open Source
Web applications / E-Commerce systems
Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce)
Web applications / E-Commerce systems

Vendor: Magento, Inc

Description

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 in the admin panel when the feature that adds a secret key to the Admin URL is disabled. A remote authenticated administrator 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Magento Open Source: 1.0.0, 0.1.0, 1.9.0.0 - 1.9.4.1

Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento Commerce): 1.14.0.0 - 1.14.4.1, 2.1.0 - 2.1.17, 2.2.0 - 2.2.8, 2.3.0 - 2.3.1

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External links
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-MAGENTOCORE-458771
http://magento.com/security/patches/magento-2.3.2-2.2.9-and-2.1.18-security-update-23

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.