Summary
References
Related to Adobes CVE-2020-9690 ( https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb20-47.html )
fixed in Magento2 https://github.com/magento/magento2/commit/52d72b8010c9cecb5b8e3d98ec5edc1ddcc65fb4
as part of 2.4.0/2.3.5-p2
Impact
This vulnerability allows to circumvent the formkey protection in the Admin Interface and increases the attack surface for Cross Site Request Forgery attacks
A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones. Typical impact: state-changing actions performed as the victim without their consent.
CVE-2020-15151 has a CVSS score of 8.0 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (19.4.6, 20.0.2); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
Remediation advice
The latest OpenMage Versions up from 19.4.6 and 20.0.2 have this Issue solved
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2020-15151? CVE-2020-15151 is a high-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in openmage/magento-lts (composer), affecting versions < 19.4.6. It is fixed in 19.4.6, 20.0.2. A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15151? CVE-2020-15151 has a CVSS score of 8.0 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of openmage/magento-lts are affected by CVE-2020-15151? openmage/magento-lts (composer) versions < 19.4.6 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2020-15151? Yes. CVE-2020-15151 is fixed in 19.4.6, 20.0.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2020-15151 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2020-15151 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2020-15151 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2020-15151?
- Upgrade
openmage/magento-ltsto 19.4.6 or later - Upgrade
openmage/magento-ltsto 20.0.2 or later
- Upgrade