Authenticated Stored XSS in Administration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Shopware is open source e-commerce software. Versions prior to 5.7.6 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is patched in version 5.7.6. Two workarounds are available. Using the security plugin or adding a particular following config to the `.htaccess` file will protect against cross-site scripting in this case. There is also a config for those using nginx as a server. The plugin and the configs can be found on the GitHub Security Advisory page for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shopware | shopware | before 5.7.6 | 5.7.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | shopware/shopware (Packagist) | before 5.7.6 | 5.7.6 | Patch available | GHSA-4p3x-8qw9-24w9 |
- shopware Vendorshopware Affected before 5.7.6 Fixed in 5.7.6 Patch available CNA
- shopware/shopware (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 5.7.6 Fixed in 5.7.6 Patch available GHSA-4p3x-8qw9-24w9
Remediation
- Fix · CNA shopware (shopware) Fixed in 5.7.6
- Fix · GHSA-4p3x-8qw9-24w9 shopware/shopware (Packagist) Fixed in 5.7.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41188
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p3x-8qw9-24w9
References
Advisory 3
More Shopware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01895 Improper Control of Generation of Code in Twig Rendered Views in Shopware CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-20623 Shopware prior to version 6.5.8.13 is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-28343 Shopware vulnerable to Server Side Template Injection in Twig using Context functions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2019-09582 In createInstanceFromNamedArguments in Shopware through 5.6.x, a crafted web request can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-02607 The backend/Login/load/ script in Shopware before 5.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32365 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Shopware 6 installation… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-41188 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41188 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4p3x-8qw9-24w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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