CVE-2023-38208 Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used
An admin-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands in Adobe Commerce via improper input neutralization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-38208?
CVE-2023-38208 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, published on 9 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p1 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38208?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/community-edition and magento/project-community-edition. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
magento/community-edition Packagist | All versions | None |
magento/community-edition Packagist | All versions | None |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.4-p1 | 2.4.4-p5 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.4-p1 | 2.4.4-p5 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p4 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p4 |
4 more packages
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p2 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p2 |
magento/project-community-edition Packagist | All versions to 2.0.2 | None |
magento/project-community-edition Packagist | All versions to 2.0.2 | None |
Products include Adobe Commerce.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38208?
Upgrade magento/community-edition to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.4-p5, 2.4.5-p4 or 2.4.6-p2.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-38208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Commerce
- CVE-2026-75650 Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
- CVE-2024-34102 Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)
- CVE-2022-24086 Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2026-48356 Adobe Commerce and Magento Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
- CVE-2026-71362 Adobe Commerce and Magento Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxc9-g6m4-2v35.