CVE-2023-38220
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2023-38220 is an improper authorization vulnerability in Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento) that allows attackers to bypass security controls and access unauthorized data without user interaction. This affects Adobe Commerce versions 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.
💻 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
Attackers could access sensitive customer data, payment information, administrative data, or proprietary business information leading to data breach, regulatory fines, and reputational damage.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to customer data, order information, or limited administrative functions depending on the specific authorization bypass.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper network segmentation, access controls, and monitoring in place to detect unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
No user interaction required, making this easily exploitable if details become public.
🛠️ 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 instance. 2. Apply the security patch via Composer: composer require magento/quality-patches. 3. Apply specific patch for your version. 4. Clear cache: php bin/magento cache:clean. 5. Restart services.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
linuxImplement IP whitelisting or network segmentation to restrict access to vulnerable endpoints
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -s TRUSTED_IP -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -s TRUSTED_IP -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation and firewall rules to limit access to Adobe Commerce instances
- Enable enhanced logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to sensitive endpoints
🔍 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 test authorization controls for previously vulnerable endpoints📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to admin or API endpoints
- Requests to sensitive data endpoints from unexpected IPs
- Failed authorization attempts followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic spikes to specific endpoints
- Requests bypassing normal authentication flows
SIEM Query:
source="adobe_commerce_logs" AND (uri="*/admin/*" OR uri="*/api/*") AND response_code=200 AND user_agent NOT IN ("normal_user_agents")