CVE-2023-38249 Adobe Commerce | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (CWE-89)
An authenticated admin attacker can execute arbitrary code via SQL injection in Adobe Commerce, requiring high attack complexity and specialized tooling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-38249?
CVE-2023-38249 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, published on 13 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7-beta1 (and earlier), 2.4.6-p2 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p4 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability that could lead in arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and attack complexity is high as it requires knowledge of tooling beyond just using the UI.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38249?
12 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/community-edition and magento/project-community-edition. It affects 2 products.
| 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-p6 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.4-p1 | 2.4.4-p6 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p5 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p5 |
6 more packages
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p3 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p3 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.7-beta1 | 2.4.7-beta2 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.7-beta1 | 2.4.7-beta2 |
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, Adobe Magento.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38249?
Upgrade magento/community-edition to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.4-p6, 2.4.5-p5, 2.4.6-p3 or 2.4.7-beta2.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-38249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38249 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-rq36-9f5f-2gw7.