Magento Commerce DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) could lead to arbitrary javascript execution
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.1-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6-p1 (and earlier) are affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on mage-messages cookies. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution by an unauthenticated attacker. User interaction is required for successful exploitation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01397 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed magento/community-edition (Packagist): 2.4.2-p1, 2.3.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Magento Commerce | up to 2.4.2; up to 2.3.6-p1; up to 2.4.1-p1; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | magento/community-edition (Packagist) | 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2-p1 | 2.4.2-p1 | Patch available | GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 |
| — | magento/community-edition (Packagist) | before 2.3.7 | 2.3.7 | Patch available | GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 |
| — | magento/project-community-edition (Packagist) | up to 2.0.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 |
- Magento Commerce VendorAdobe Affected up to 2.4.2; up to 2.3.6-p1; up to 2.4.1-p1; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- magento/community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2-p1 Fixed in 2.4.2-p1 Patch available GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5
- magento/community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.7 Fixed in 2.3.7 Patch available GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5
- magento/project-community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* | before 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* | before 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* | 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* | 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Magento |
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Magento
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 magento/community-edition (Packagist) Fixed in 2.4.2-p1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 magento/community-edition (Packagist) Fixed in 2.3.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28556
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5
References
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- TI-2026-35688 ColdFusion | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-34084 Adobe Experience Manager | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-22559 XXE can expose crypt key and other secrets granting full admin access KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-19615 Analysis CVE-2023-29300 Bypass: Adobe ColdFusion Pre-Auth RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13696 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data Arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-28556 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28556 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39ch-rg26-gmq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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