CVE-2023-38208: Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used

critical Affects magento/community-edition, magento/project-community-edition. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used

Package
magento/community-edition Composer
Affected versions
=2.4.6 or =2.4.5 or =2.4.4 or >=2.4.6-p1 and <2.4.6-p2 or >=2.4.5-p1 and <2.4.5-p4 or >=2.4.4-p1 and <2.4.4-p5
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.0th percentile)
Published
2023-08-09
Source
osv.dev

References

Magento Open Source allows Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used

Package
magento/project-community-edition Composer
Affected versions
<=2.0.2
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (85.0th percentile)
Published
2023-08-09
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-78
NVD recordmagento/community-edition advisoriesmagento/project-community-edition advisories

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