CVE-2019-7881
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
CVE-2019-7881- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
CVE-2019-7881- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3083 No score
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
EUVD-2022-3083- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xqv-jgv6-x2h8
5.4
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
GHSA-7xqv-jgv6-x2h8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
CVE-2019-7881- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7xqv-jgv6-x2h8
5.4
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A cross-site scripting mitigation bypass 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 to escalate privileges (admin vs. admin XSS attack).
- Record
GHSA-7xqv-jgv6-x2h8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 up to 2.1.18 | 2.1.18 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.2 up to 2.2.9 | 2.2.9 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.3 up to 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.1 up to 2.1.18, plus listed versions 2.1.02.1.0-rc12.1.0-rc22.1.0-rc32.1.1 Show 16 moreShow less2.1.102.1.112.1.122.1.132.1.142.1.152.1.162.1.172.1.22.1.32.1.42.1.52.1.62.1.72.1.82.1.9 |
2.1.18 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.2 up to 2.2.9, plus listed versions 2.2.02.2.12.2.22.2.32.2.4 Show 4 moreShow less2.2.52.2.62.2.72.2.8 |
2.2.9 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.3 up to 2.3.2, plus listed versions 2.3.02.3.1 |
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-2019-7881 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) 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 1.22%, the 68th 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-23
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7881
web.archive.org/web/20220121051916/https://magento.com/security/patches/magento-2.3.2-2.2.9-and-2.1.18-security-update-23
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/magento/product-community-edition/CVE-2019-7881.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xqv-jgv6-x2h8