CVE-2016-4010
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks...
CVE-2016-4010 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Magento, published January 23, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 92.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
- Record
CVE-2016-4010- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
- Record
CVE-2016-4010- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5016 No score
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5016- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xwv-qj35-wxv7
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks...
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
- Record
GHSA-2xwv-qj35-wxv7- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Magento CE and EE before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP objection injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted serialized shopping cart data.
- Record
CVE-2016-4010- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Magento < 2.0.6 - Arbitrary Unserialize / Arbitrary Write File | 2016-05-18 |
| Metasploit | Magento 2.0.6 Unserialize Remote Code Execution | 2016-05-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | brianwrf/Magento-CVE-2016-4010 | 2016-05-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | shadofren/CVE-2016-4010 | 2020-08-10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/137121/Magento-Unauthenticated-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
netanelrub.in/2016/05/17/magento-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution
magento.com/security/patches/magento-206-security-update
exploit-db.com/exploits/39838
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4010
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xwv-qj35-wxv7