CVE-2023-38218
📋 TL;DR
This CVE-2023-38218 vulnerability in Adobe Commerce allows authenticated attackers to bypass authorization controls, potentially exposing sensitive information and escalating privileges. It affects multiple Adobe Commerce versions including 2.4.7-beta1 and earlier, 2.4.6-p2 and earlier, 2.4.5-p4 and earlier, and 2.4.4-p5 and earlier. Attackers need authenticated access to exploit this vulnerability.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Commerce
- Magento Open Source
📦 What is this software?
Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →Magento by Adobe
Magento (now Adobe Commerce) is a leading open-source e-commerce platform powering hundreds of thousands of online stores worldwide, processing billions in transactions across B2C, B2B, and marketplace models. Used by brands including Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Olympus, and thousands of mid-market retai...
Learn more about Magento →⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Authenticated attacker gains administrative privileges, accesses all customer data, payment information, and can modify store configuration or install malicious extensions.
Likely Case
Authenticated user (customer or low-privilege admin) accesses unauthorized data or performs actions beyond their permission level, potentially exposing sensitive business or customer information.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation, strong authentication, and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized data access within the compromised account's scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but the authorization bypass mechanism appears straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to 2.4.7-beta2, 2.4.6-p3, 2.4.5-p5, or 2.4.4-p6
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-50.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your Adobe Commerce installation and database. 2. Apply the security patch via Composer: composer require magento/quality-patches. 3. Apply specific patch: bin/magento patch:apply --no-interaction. 4. Clear cache: bin/magento cache:clean. 5. Reindex: bin/magento indexer:reindex. 6. Verify patch application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict User Access
allTemporarily restrict authenticated user access to minimal required permissions while awaiting patch.
Enhanced Monitoring
allImplement additional logging and monitoring for authorization-related events.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate Adobe Commerce from sensitive systems
- Enforce strong authentication controls and monitor for unusual user behavior patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Adobe Commerce version via admin panel or run: php bin/magento --versionCheck Version:
php bin/magento --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated to patched version and check patch status via: bin/magento patch:status📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts in authorization logs
- User performing actions beyond their role permissions
- Unusual admin panel access patterns
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected API calls from authenticated users
- Data exfiltration patterns from user accounts
SIEM Query:
source="adobe_commerce_logs" AND (event="authorization_failure" OR event="permission_violation")