CVE-2024-34102

Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

As of , CVE-2024-34102 in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 17 July 2024
US federal deadline
7 August 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.80 on 17 July 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
2 Metasploit modules
Fix
Vendor advice: helpx.adobe.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source contain an improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

CISA's description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7, 2.4.6-p5, 2.4.5-p7, 2.4.4-p8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted XML document that references external entities. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

The CVE record's description, from adobe

CVE published
13 June 2024
Assigned by
adobe
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

  • Metasploit: CosmicSting: Magento Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2024-34102) + PHP Buffer Overflow in the iconv() function of glibc (CVE-2024-2961)exploit module, rank excellent
  • Metasploit: Magento XXE Unserialize Arbitrary File Readauxiliary module, rank normal

Commerce and Magento Open Source: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2022-24086Improper Input ValidationAdobe Commerce and Magento Open SourcePatch this weekEPSS 0.990.99

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