CVE-2019-8227 Magento XSS Vulnerability

What is CVE-2019-8227?

CVE-2019-8227 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Magento prior to 1.9.4.3 and Magento prior to 1.14.4.3, an authenticated user with limited administrative privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code via import / export functionality when creating profile action XML.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8227?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Magento Magento.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8227?

Upgrade magento/core to 1.9.4.3 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-8227 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8227 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j49x-jjmj-9fqj.