CVE-2023-29297

HIGH

Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used

Published June 15, 2023Updated March 4, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p2 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p3 (and earlier) are affected by a Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.5-p3 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.5-p3"

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.4-p4 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.4-p4"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (6)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.5	No fix available
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.5-p1, 2.4.5-p2	2.4.5-p3
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.6	No fix available
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.4-p1, 2.4.4-p2, 2.4.4-p3	2.4.4-p4
magento/project-community-edition	packagist	0.1.0-alpha100, 0.1.0-alpha101, 0.1.0-alpha102, 0.1.0-alpha103 (+49 more)	Range-based data available
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.4	No fix available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-1336
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-29297?: Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-29297?: CVE-2023-29297 affects magento/community-edition and magento/project-community-edition. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-29297 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-gfmm-ww6f-5mm5

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