CVE-2023-38208: Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used

August 9, 2023 (updated March 4, 2025)

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p1 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxc9-g6m4-2v35
github.com/magento/magento2
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-42.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38208

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2023-38208 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →