CVE-2022-34254: Adobe Commerce Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Arbitrary code execution

Published Aug 16, 2022
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Updated

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could be abused by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the vulnerable endpoint. A low privileged attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read local files and to perform Stored XSS. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected Software

23 affected componentsFixes available
composer/magento/community-edition=2.4.4
2.4.5
composer/magento/community-edition>=2.4.0<2.4.3-p3
2.4.3-p3
composer/magento/community-edition>=2.3.0<2.3.7-p4
2.3.7-p4
Adobe Commerce>=2.3.0<2.3.7
Adobe Commerce>=2.4.0<2.4.3
Adobe Commerce=2.3.7
Adobe Commerce=2.3.7-p1
Adobe Commerce=2.3.7-p2
Adobe Commerce=2.3.7-p3
Adobe Commerce=2.4.3
Adobe Commerce=2.4.3-p1
Adobe Commerce=2.4.3-p2
Adobe Commerce=2.4.4
Magento Magento>=2.3.0<2.3.7
Magento Magento>=2.4.0<2.4.3
Magento Magento=2.3.7
Magento Magento=2.3.7-p1
Magento Magento=2.3.7-p2
Magento Magento=2.3.7-p3
Magento Magento=2.4.3
Magento Magento=2.4.3-p1
Magento Magento=2.4.3-p2
Magento Magento=2.4.4

Event History

Aug 16, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:44 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Aug 17, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:00 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-34254?

CVE-2022-34254 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier), and 2.4.4 (and earlier), which allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the vulnerable endpoint.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-34254?

CVE-2022-34254 has a severity rating of 8.8, which is considered high.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-34254?

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier), and 2.4.4 (and earlier) as well as Magento versions 2.3.7 (and earlier) and 2.4.3 (and earlier) are affected by CVE-2022-34254.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2022-34254?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2022-34254 by abusing the Path Traversal vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into the vulnerable endpoint.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-34254?

Yes, Adobe has released a security update to address the vulnerability. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Adobe Commerce or Magento to mitigate the risk.

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