9.1

CVE-2023-38208: Validate Your Inputs | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Modified
Published 09-08-2023Last modified 27-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-38208 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) OS Command Injection vulnerability in adobe commerce. EPSS estimates a 2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.55%
0%100%
Low · +0.20 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p1 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.20 pp

From 2.35% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe2 products
  • commerce< 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.4:p1 | 2.4.4:p2 | 2.4.4:p3 | 2.4.4:p4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.5:p1 | 2.4.5:p2 | 2.4.5:p3 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.6:p1
  • magento_commerce≤ 2.4.4-p4

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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