#VU30938 Cross-site scripting in Magento Open Source - CVE-2019-7940
Published: August 3, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30938
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7940
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Magento Open Source
Magento Open Source
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to read and manipulate data.
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the admin panel of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to modify store currency options to inject malicious javascript.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.