CVE-2019-7853
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-7853- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-7853- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4581 No score
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4581- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjgf-xmrr-6gvx
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
GHSA-mjgf-xmrr-6gvx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-7853- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mjgf-xmrr-6gvx
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. This could be exploited by an authenticated user with privileges to the tax notifications configuration in the Magento admin panel.
- Record
GHSA-mjgf-xmrr-6gvx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.18 | 2.1.18 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9 | 2.2.9 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.1.0 up to 2.1.18, plus listed versions 2.1.12.1.102.1.112.1.122.1.13 Show 12 moreShow less2.1.142.1.152.1.162.1.172.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.1.72.1.82.1.9 |
2.1.18 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.2.0 up to 2.2.9, plus listed versions 2.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.72.2.8 |
2.2.9 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.3.0 up to 2.3.2, plus listed versions 2.3.1 |
2.3.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7853 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Adobe Systems Incorporated Magento 2, published August 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in magento/community-edition 2.1.18.
References
magento.com/security/patches/magento-2.3.2-2.2.9-and-2.1.18-security-update-24
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7853
web.archive.org/web/20220127030535/https://magento.com/security/patches/magento-2.3.2-2.2.9-and-2.1.18-security-update-24
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/magento/product-community-edition/CVE-2019-7853.yaml