CVE-2024-20758

9.0 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Adobe Commerce that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the underlying filesystem. The vulnerability affects Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p4, 2.4.5-p6, 2.4.4-p7, 2.4.7-beta3 and earlier. Exploitation does not require user interaction but has high attack complexity.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Adobe Commerce
  • Magento Open Source
Versions: 2.4.6-p4, 2.4.5-p6, 2.4.4-p7, 2.4.7-beta3 and earlier versions
Operating Systems: All supported platforms
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects both Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. No specific configuration required for exploitation.

📦 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 →

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

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Worst Case

Complete system compromise with attacker gaining full control over the server, allowing data theft, malware deployment, and lateral movement within the network.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized file system access leading to data exfiltration, website defacement, or installation of backdoors for persistent access.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper input validation and file system permissions preventing code execution, though some information disclosure may still occur.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: HIGH

Exploitation does not require user interaction but has high attack complexity according to the advisory.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Update to 2.4.6-p5, 2.4.5-p7, 2.4.4-p8, or 2.4.7-beta4 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb24-18.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Backup your current installation and database. 2. Apply the security patch via Composer: composer require magento/product-community-edition=2.4.6-p5 (adjust version as needed). 3. Run setup upgrade: bin/magento setup:upgrade. 4. Clear cache: bin/magento cache:clean. 5. Restart web server services.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation Enhancement

all

Implement additional input validation for file operations and user inputs

Review and harden custom modules for proper input validation

File System Permissions Restriction

linux

Restrict write permissions on sensitive directories

chmod -R 755 var/ pub/static/
chown -R www-data:www-data .

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious file operations
  • Isolate the Adobe Commerce instance in a segmented network zone with restricted outbound access

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check your Adobe Commerce version via admin panel or command line

Check Version:

php bin/magento --version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify version is updated to patched version and test file upload functionality

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual file write operations in var/log/
  • Suspicious PHP file execution attempts
  • Unexpected file uploads to non-standard directories

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual outbound connections from web server
  • File transfer patterns to external IPs

SIEM Query:

source="*access.log*" AND ("POST /admin" OR "PUT /media") AND status=200

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