CVE-2023-38208: Validate Your Inputs | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.6-p1 (and earlier), 2.4.5-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4-p4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution by an admin-privilege authenticated attacker. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products

Adobe Commerce: before 2.4.4; 2.4.4, 2.4.4-p1, 2.4.4-p2, 2.4.4-p3, 2.4.4-p4, 2.4.5 (+5) — fixed in 2.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Commerce 2.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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