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CVE-2020-24401 json

Incorrect permissions following the deletion of a user role or deactivation of a user

published 6y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-magento-2020-24401 , EUVD-2022-3669 , GHSA-f2g3-3c6q-4478

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Magento versions 2.4.0 and 2.3.5p1 (and earlier) are affected by an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A user can still access resources provisioned under their old role after an administrator removes the role or disables the user's account.

Patch / fix

  • packagist magento/community-edition 2.4.1
  • bitnami magento 2.3.5, 2.4.1
  • magento magento 2.3.5

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Exploit prediction

2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
OSV 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist magento/community-edition
<2.4.1
2.4.1
packagist magento/project-community-edition
<=2.0.2
 no fix listed
bitnami magento
<2.3.5
>=2.4.0, <2.4.1
2.3.5
2.4.1

Affected products

  • Adobe Magento Commerce

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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