CVE-2023-29290: Magento/community edition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2023-29290 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.3) remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-353: Missing Support for Integrity Check) affecting Magento/community edition libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves magento open source allows incorrect authorization. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.4.5-p3, 2.4.4-p4.
CVE-2023-29290 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-29290
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Magento/community edition dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade magento/community-edition to Latest secure releaseUpgrade magento/community-edition to Latest secure releaseUpgrade magento/community-edition to Latest secure releaseUpgrade magento/community-edition to 2.4.5-p3Upgrade magento/community-edition to 2.4.4-p4Upgrade magento/project-community-edition to Latest secure releaseRun the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for magento/community-editionHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2023-29290, inspect your project dependencies for Magento/community edition:
inspect dependencies for magento/community-editionAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Magento/community edition in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.4.5-p3), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-353: Missing Support for Integrity Check, where the product uses a transmission protocol that does not include a mechanism for verifying the integrity of the data during transmission, such as a checksum. In Magento/community edition, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-29290 Affected Magento/community edition Versions
6 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
magento/community-edition
|
Packagist |
2.4.6
All 1 versions
2.4.6
|
None specified
|
|
magento/community-edition
|
Packagist |
2.4.5
All 1 versions
2.4.5
|
None specified
|
|
magento/community-edition
|
Packagist |
2.4.4
All 1 versions
2.4.4
|
None specified
|
|
magento/community-edition
|
Packagist |
≥ 2.4.5-p1
< 2.4.5-p3
|
2.4.5-p3
|
|
magento/community-edition
|
Packagist |
≥ 2.4.4-p1
< 2.4.4-p4
|
2.4.4-p4
|
|
magento/project-community-edition
|
Packagist |
≤ 2.0.2
|
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-qw5m-vmp3-f553",
"modified" : "2025-03-04T18:08:23Z",
"published" : "2023-06-15T21:30:25Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-29290" ],
"summary" : "Magento Open Source allows Incorrect Authorization",
"details" : "Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p2 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p3 (and earlier) are affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a security feature bypass. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass a minor functionality. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
}, {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions" : [ "2.4.6" ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions" : [ "2.4.5" ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions" : [ "2.4.4" ]
}, {
"package" : {
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"name" : "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.4.5-p1"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.4.5-p3"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
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}, {
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} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
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"name" : "magento/project-community-edition"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"last_affected" : "2.0.2"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29290"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/magento/magento2"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-35.html"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-353" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2025-03-04T18:08:23Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-06-15T19:15:10Z"
}
}