Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-24405 lets an authenticated Magento user change inventory stock data they should not be allowed to modify. The main business risk is inaccurate product availability, order disruption, and operational cleanup rather than system takeover. The CVE is rated medium, and the provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate operational integrity issue. It is not described as remote unauthenticated compromise, but it can directly affect stock accuracy and order reliability on exposed Magento stores.
Technical view
This is an incorrect permissions issue in the Magento Inventory module affecting Magento 2.4.0, 2.3.5p1, and earlier. An authenticated, low-privileged user could modify inventory stock data without authorization. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Magento Commerce environments running version 2.4.0, 2.3.5p1, or earlier are the stated exposure. Risk depends on authenticated user access to the affected Inventory module.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite public exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires authenticated access, so insider misuse or compromised low-privilege accounts are the more likely paths.
Researcher notes
The root issue maps to CWE-285 authorization weakness. Available evidence supports unauthorized inventory data modification only; it does not establish confidentiality loss, availability impact, exploit maturity, or exact fixed versions beyond the vendor advisory reference.
Mitigation direction
- Review Adobe APSB20-59 and apply the relevant Magento security update.
- Restrict authenticated user roles that can access inventory management functions.
- Disable or limit unused accounts with Magento backend access.
- Monitor inventory stock changes for unauthorized or unusual edits.
- Prioritize upgrade planning for unsupported Magento versions.
Validation and detection
- Identify Magento Commerce versions across production and staging stores.
- Confirm whether affected systems run 2.4.0, 2.3.5p1, or earlier.
- Review user roles with Inventory module access.
- Audit recent stock changes for unexpected user activity.
- Verify Adobe advisory remediation is applied in each environment.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb20-59.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Authorization
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