GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 — magento/community-edition
GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 is a remote code execution vulnerability in magento/community-edition. A fix is available for magento/community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Magento RCE,XSS and other vulnerabilities
Real-World Exposure
magento/community-edition🐘magento/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 Commerce and Open Source 2.3.0, 2.2.7 and 2.1.16 contain multiple security enhancements that help close Remote Code Execution (RCE), Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and other vulnerabilities.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | ≥ 2.1&&< 2.1.16 | 2.1.16composer require magento/community-edition:^2.1.16 |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | ≥ 2.2&&< 2.2.7 | 2.2.7composer require magento/community-edition:^2.2.7 |
Detection & 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 2.1.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-8j7c-682x-r9f2 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.