CVE-2022-34256 | Adobe Commerce Improper Authorization Privilege escalation

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access other user's data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Published: 2022-08-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-34256 is rated Moderate Risk (56.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-34256

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 1.84% 1.88% +0.04%
2 2026-06-15 0.41% 1.84% +1.43%
3 2025-09-07 0.41%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-34256

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-34256

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-34256

GHSA-r7mm-grf3-5fjv · Severity: high · Ecosystem: composer — Magento Improper Authorization vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-34256

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe commerce >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
magento magento >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p1:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p2:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.3.7:p3:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:p1:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.3:p2:*:*:commerce:*:*:*
magento magento 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:2.4.4:-:*:*:commerce:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-34256

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