CVE-2020-9690 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.2) CWE-203 vulnerability in magento/community-edition. A fix is available for magento/community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Magento observable timing discrepancy vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Magento versions 2.3.5-p1 and earlier, and 2.3.5-p1 and earlier have an observable timing discrepancy vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to signature verification bypass.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | all versions | 2.3.5-p2composer require magento/community-edition:^2.3.5-p2 |
Affected Products
magentomagentoDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update magento/community-edition to 2.3.5-p2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-9690 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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