Magento business logic error vulnerabilityGHSA-5j4w-v87m-8r65
CRITICALGHSA-5j4w-v87m-8r65 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in magento/community-edition. A fix is available for magento/community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/core🐘magento/project-community-editionReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
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 business logic error vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | all versions | No fix |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | ≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.4-p2 | 2.3.4-p2composer require magento/community-edition:^2.3.4-p2 |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/core | all versions | 1.9.4.5composer require magento/core:^1.9.4.5 |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/project-community-edition | all versions | No fix |
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
A fix is available for GHSA-5j4w-v87m-8r65; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of magento/community-edition, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.
Workarounds
Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-5j4w-v87m-8r65 in your dependencies?
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