CVE-2023-29297 [Critical] | XSS in Commerce

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p2 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p3 (and earlier) are affected by a Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	8.33%	1.22%	-7.11%
2	2026-06-14	8.75%	8.33%	-0.42%
3	2026-03-10	—	8.75%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

8.33%

1.22%

-7.11%

2026-06-14

8.75%

8.33%

-0.42%

2026-03-10

—

8.75%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.1	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. 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.	2.3	6.0	[email protected]
7.2	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. 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.	1.2	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.1

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.

2.3

6.0

[email protected]

7.2

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.

1.2

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-29297

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
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	2.3.7	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p4::::::
adobe	commerce	2.3.7	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p4-ext1::::::
adobe	commerce	2.3.7	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.3.7:p4-ext2::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.0:-::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.0:ext-1::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.0:ext-2::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.1	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.1:-::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.1	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.1:ext-1::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.1	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.1:ext-2::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.2	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.2:-::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.2	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.2:ext-1::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.2	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.2:ext-2::::::
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:ext-1::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.3	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.3:ext-2::::::
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	2.4.4	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.4:p3::::::
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	commerce	2.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.5:p2::::::
adobe	commerce	2.4.6	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:commerce:2.4.6:-::::::
adobe	magento	2.4.4	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.4:-:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.4	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.4:p1:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.4	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.4:p2:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.4	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.4:p3:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.5:-:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.5:p1:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.5	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.5:p2:::open_source:::*
adobe	magento	2.4.6	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:magento:2.4.6:-:::open_source:::*

References for CVE-2023-29297

URL	Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb23-35.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2023-29297 | Admin-to-admin stored XSS via cache poisoning

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29297

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-29297

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-29297

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-29297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-29297

References for CVE-2023-29297