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Fencer Intel
high 7.2

CVE-2019-8231 json

Magento Remote code execution through catalog attribute sets

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-qpc8-m2xm-9w75 , EUVD-2022-5009

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Magento to 1.9.4.3 and Magento prior to 1.14.4.3, an authenticated user with administrative privileges for editing attribute sets can execute arbitrary code through custom layout modification.

Patch / fix

  • packagist magento/core 1.9.4.3
  • magento magento 1.9.4.3, 1.14.4.3

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Exploit prediction

1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist magento/core
<1.9.4.3
1.9.4.3

Affected products

  • Adobe Systems Incorporated Magento 1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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