CVE-2019-8229 Code injection in Magento 1
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code via crafted layout updates in Magento, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8229?
CVE-2019-8229 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 5 Nov 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Magento prior to 1.9.4.3, and Magento prior to 1.14.4.3, an authenticated user with administrative privileges to edit product attributes can execute arbitrary code through crafted layout updates.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magento Magento.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-8229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8229 in the wild and no public exploit code.