CVE-2019-7944
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
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
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
CVE-2019-7944- 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 stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
CVE-2019-7944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2216 No score
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mxq-v9rw-m6x9
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
GHSA-3mxq-v9rw-m6x9- 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
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
CVE-2019-7944- 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-3mxq-v9rw-m6x9
Magento 2 Community Edition XSS Vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the product comments field of Magento Open Source prior to 1.9.4.2, and Magento Commerce prior to 1.14.4.2, Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.18, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.9, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.2. An authenticated user with privileges to the Return Product comments field can inject malicious javascript.
- Record
GHSA-3mxq-v9rw-m6x9- 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 |
2.1.0 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 | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Magento, published August 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th 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-2019-7944
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/magento1ce/CVE-2019-7944.yaml