# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2019-8229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Magento Magento. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8229/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.