CVE-2023-22249 | Adobe Commerce Stored XSS Arbitrary code execution

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.4-p2 (and earlier) and 2.4.5-p1 (and earlier) are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a high-privileged attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Malicious JavaScript may be executed in a victim’s browser when they browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.

Published: 2023-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-22249 is rated Moderate Risk (58.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.42%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +52.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-22249

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 2026-06-15 5.21% 57.42% +52.22%
2 2026-03-29 16.84% 5.21% -11.63%
3 2026-03-28 — 16.84% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22249

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.7 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22249

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-22249

GHSA-fxcr-gvcw-hmqm · Severity: low · Ecosystem: composer — Magento Open Source allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22249

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe commerce < 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe commerce 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source < 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:2.4.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:2.4.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:2.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe magento_open_source 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento_open_source:2.4.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22249

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