Adobe Commerce | Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

published 2025-09-09 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-wh92-6q6g-px7j , EUVD-2025-27277

cvss: 9.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Exploited; added 2025-10-24
epss: 95.5%; EPSS 95.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits: 1; Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha2, 2.4.8-p2, 2.4.7-p7, 2.4.6-p12, 2.4.5-p14, 2.4.4-p15 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A successful attacker can abuse this to achieve session takeover, increasing the confidentiality, and integrity impact to high. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Timeline

2025-09-09 Published
2025-10-22 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/magento_sessionreaper)
2025-10-24 Added to CISA KEV
2025-10-24 CISA SSVC: exploitation active
2025-11-14 CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added: last yr. (2025-10-24)
Patch by: 2025-11-14 (11mo ago)
Ransomware: Not known
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product: Adobe, Commerce and Magento
CISA name: Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-10-24)

Exploit prediction

95.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/multi/http/magento_sessionreaper Magento SessionReaper metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2025-10-22
Nuclei template Adobe Commerce - Authentication Bypass nuclei detection template
nullsecurityx.codes https://nullsecurityx.codes/cve-2025-54236-sessionreaper-unauthenticated-rce-in-magento referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub	3.1	9.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	magento/community-edition	<=2.4.5-p14 1 listed version >=2.4.6-p1, <=2.4.6-p12 >=2.4.9-alpha1, <=2.4.9-alpha2 >=2.4.7-beta1, <=2.4.7-p7 >=2.4.8-beta1, <=2.4.8-p2	no fix listed
packagist	magento/project-community-edition	<=2.0.2	no fix listed

Affected products

Adobe Adobe Commerce

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

nullsecurityx.codes /cve-2025-54236-sessionreaper-unauthenticated-rce-in-magento
exploit, web, broken-link, third-party-advisory
helpx.adobe.com /security/products/magento/apsb25-88.html
vendor-advisory, web
experienceleague.adobe.com /en/docs/experience-cloud-kcs/kbarticles/ka-27397
mitigation, web, vendor-advisory
cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54236
government-resource, web, us-government-resource
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54236
advisory
github.com /magento/magento2
package

Sources

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