CVE-2024-39401

HIGH

Magento OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability

Published August 14, 2024Updated November 6, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Magento versions 2.4.7-p1, 2.4.6-p6, 2.4.5-p8, 2.4.4-p9 and earlier are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead in arbitrary code execution by an admin attacker. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction and scope is changed.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.5-p9 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.5-p9"

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.4-p10 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.4-p10"

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.7-p2 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.7-p2"

Composer

Update magento/community-edition to 2.4.6-p7 or later

composer require "magento/community-edition:^2.4.6-p7"

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

Affected Packages (9)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.5-p1, 2.4.5-p2, 2.4.5-p3, 2.4.5-p4 (+4 more)	2.4.5-p9
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.4-p1, 2.4.4-p2, 2.4.4-p3, 2.4.4-p4 (+5 more)	2.4.4-p10
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.7, 2.4.7-beta1, 2.4.7-beta2, 2.4.7-beta3 (+1 more)	2.4.7-p2
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.7	No fix available
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.5	No fix available
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.6-p1, 2.4.6-p2, 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.6-p4 (+2 more)	2.4.6-p7
magento/community-edition	packagist	2.4.6	No fix available
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-78
OS Command InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.4 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-39401?: Magento OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-39401?: CVE-2024-39401 affects magento/community-edition and magento/project-community-edition. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-39401 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

8.4

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-8frp-pxq2-3gpq

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