CVE-2020-9591 Magento defense-in-depth security mitigation vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass security mitigations to gain unauthorized access to the Magento admin panel, requiring immediate upgrades.

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

What is CVE-2020-9591?

CVE-2020-9591 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 26 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 a defense-in-depth security mitigation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to admin panel.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9591?

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 versions to 2.2.11None
magento/community-edition PackagistAll versions to 2.2.11None
magento/community-edition PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.4-p2
magento/community-edition PackagistFrom 2.3.02.3.4-p2
magento BitnamiFrom 2.2.02.2.12, 2.3.5
magento/core PackagistAll versions1.9.4.5
1 more packages
magento/core PackagistAll versions1.9.4.5

Products include Magento Magento.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9591?

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

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-9591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-magento-2020-9591, GHSA-w7rh-9w5v-rwqj.

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