CVE-2020-9588 Magento Signature verification bypass

High 7.2 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass signature verification in Magento due to timing discrepancies, potentially compromising integrity checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-9588?

CVE-2020-9588 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 26 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Magento versions 2.3.4 and earlier, 2.2.11 and earlier (see note), 1.14.4.4 and earlier, and 1.9.4.4 and earlier have an observable timing discrepancy vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to signature verification bypass.

Weakness: CWE-203

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9588?

7 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/community-edition, magento and magento/core. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
magento/community-edition PackagistAll versions2.3.4-p2
magento/community-edition PackagistAll versions2.3.4-p2
magento BitnamiFrom 2.2.02.2.12, 2.3.5
magento/core PackagistAll versions1.9.4.5
magento/core PackagistAll versions1.9.4.5
magento/project-community-edition PackagistAll versions to 2.0.2None
1 more packages
magento/project-community-edition PackagistAll versions to 2.0.2None

Products include Magento Magento.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9588?

Upgrade magento/community-edition to 2.3.4-p2 or later.

Is CVE-2020-9588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-magento-2020-9588, GHSA-j2r4-2cr6-h3r3.

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