Magento LTS's guest order "protect code" can be brute-forced too easily
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Magento LTS is the official OpenMage LTS codebase. Guest orders may be viewed without authentication using a "guest-view" cookie which contains the order's "protect_code". This code is 6 hexadecimal characters which is arguably not enough to prevent a brute-force attack. Exposing each order would require a separate brute force attack. This issue has been patched in versions 19.5.1 and 20.1.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenMage | magento-lts | up to 19.5.0; 20.0.0 – 20.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) | before 19.5.1 | 19.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp |
| — | openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) | 20.0.0 to before 20.1.1 | 20.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp |
- magento-lts VendorOpenMage Affected up to 19.5.0; 20.0.0 – 20.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 19.5.1 Fixed in 19.5.1 Patch available GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp
- openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 20.0.0 to before 20.1.1 Fixed in 20.1.1 Patch available GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) Fixed in 19.5.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp openmage/magento-lts (Packagist) Fixed in 20.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41879
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp
References
Patch 2
More OpenMage Magento vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20633 OpenMage LTS's Phar Deserialization leads to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-29239 OpenMage LTS has Customer File Upload Extension Blocklist Bypass that Leads to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-28925 Missing authorization in OpenMage magento-lts CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-20634 OpenMage LTS has Path Traversal Filter Bypass in Dataflow Module CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2025-39617 OpenMage is vulnerable to XSS in Admin Notifications CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2021-04494 Magneto-lts vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-41879 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41879 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9358-cpvx-c2qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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