Description

Adobe Commerce is affected by an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An attacker with high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to bypass security measures and gain unauthorized write access. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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  "score": "6.5",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-11T18:17:30.790Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-11T18:17:30.790Z",
  "executiveSummary": "Adobe Commerce is affected by an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows a malicious actor to achieve a security feature bypass. This vulnerability exposes the application to unauthorized write access, potentially compromising the integrity of the underlying system and data stores.\nThe flaw specifically impacts Adobe Commerce environments. The primary risk implication is the degradation of access control enforcement, which under normal operational parameters should strictly segregate administrative privileges and restrict unauthorized data modification vectors.\nTo successfully exploit this security defect, an adversary must already possess high privileges within the target application. However, the exploitation vector does not require any form of user interaction, allowing for automated or direct execution by the authenticated attacker.\nThe combination of high privilege requirements and the absence of user interaction necessitates robust principle of least privilege implementations and stringent monitoring of administrative sessions to mitigate potential abuse.",
  "technicalDetails": "The root cause of this vulnerability stems from an incorrect authorization check within the access control mechanisms of Adobe Commerce. Specifically, the application fails to adequately validate whether a high-privileged user possesses the explicit authorization required to perform specific administrative write operations.\nThe vulnerability resides within the authorization enforcement layer of Adobe Commerce. Due to improper validation logic, security boundaries that should govern sensitive write operations are incorrectly evaluated, leading to a complete security feature bypass.\nRegarding authentication and privilege requirements, the attack vector mandates that the malicious actor operates with high privileges. This implies that an attacker must first obtain valid high-privileged credentials or compromise an existing administrative session to interact with the vulnerable component.\nThe step-by-step attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the authenticated attacker with high privileges targets administrative endpoints or functions within Adobe Commerce that enforce write operations. Second, the attacker issues a specially crafted request designed to trigger the flawed authorization check. Third, because the authorization logic incorrectly validates the request context, the security feature is bypassed entirely. Finally, the application processes the request, granting the attacker unauthorized write access to resources that should otherwise be restricted or subjected to deeper validation.\nPost-exploitation impact includes the ability to modify system configurations, inject unauthorized data, or alter application states due to the gained unauthorized write access. The lack of required user interaction ensures that the attack sequence executes synchronously upon submission of the malicious request."
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