Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a reliability issue in ScandiPWA Magento deployment tooling, not a Magento storefront takeover. Affected versions can make key operational commands unusable, which can disrupt deployment, support, or local management workflows that depend on them.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate operational maintenance item. It should be fixed before relying on this tooling for production deployments or incident response, but the sources do not support emergency treatment for internet-facing compromise.
Technical view
In @scandipwa/magento-scripts/Create Magento App versions 1.5.1 and 1.5.2, start, stop, exec, and logs lacked a required handler after a synchronous function became asynchronous. The reported impact is high availability loss for those commands.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments using Create Magento App or @scandipwa/magento-scripts versions 1.5.1 through 1.5.2. The sources do not identify Magento core, hosted storefronts, or unrelated ScandiPWA components as affected.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector is local, with no privileges or user interaction required. The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Treat this as an operational availability risk unless vendor evidence says otherwise.
Researcher notes
The advisory frames the issue as missing handlers in command execution paths after an async change. Evidence supports availability impact in specific package versions only. No exploit details, broader product impact, or active exploitation claims are present in the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected tooling to version 1.5.3 or later.
- Check project package manifests for affected @scandipwa/magento-scripts or Create Magento App versions.
- Review vendor advisory before applying compensating controls.
- Prioritize environments where these commands support deployments or operations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed package versions are not 1.5.1 or 1.5.2.
- Verify start, stop, exec, and logs commands work after upgrade.
- Review CI or deployment jobs for failures tied to these commands.
- Document affected repositories and remediation status.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.53.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.2MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/scandipwa/create-magento-app/security/advisories/GHSA-52qp-gwwh-qrg4CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/scandipwa/create-magento-app/commit/89115db7031e181eb8fb4ec2822bc6cab88e7071CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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