CVE-2024-39406 Adobe Commerce | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)
An admin attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Adobe Commerce to read arbitrary files outside the restricted directory without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-39406?
CVE-2024-39406 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.7-p1, 2.4.6-p6, 2.4.5-p8, 2.4.4-p9 and earlier are affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An admin attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to files and directories that are outside the restricted directory. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction and scope is changed.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39406?
10 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/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 | All versions | 2.4.4-p10 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | All versions | 2.4.4-p10 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p9 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.5-p1 | 2.4.5-p9 |
4 more packages
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p7 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.6-p1 | 2.4.6-p7 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.7-p1 | 2.4.7-p2 |
magento/community-edition Packagist | From 2.4.7-p1 | 2.4.7-p2 |
Products include Adobe Commerce, Adobe Magento.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39406?
Upgrade magento/community-edition to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.4-p10, 2.4.5-p9, 2.4.6-p7 or 2.4.7-p2.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-39406 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39406 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Commerce
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- 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-6pxh-2557-5cj5.