Pierluigi Paganini
March 21, 2026
Sansec found a Magento and Adobe Commerce REST API flaw, named PolyShell, which allows unauthenticated file uploads and possible XSS in older versions. Sansec disclosed a critical flaw in the Magento and Adobe Commerce REST API that allows attackers to upload executable files without authentication. The issue affects versions up to 2.4.9-alpha2 and could also […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 20, 2026
Hackers defaced 7,500 Magento sites since Feb 27, uploading files across 15,000 hostnames, mostly opportunistic attacks. Since February 27, a large-scale campaign has defaced over 7,500 Magento sites, targeting e-commerce platforms, global brands, and government services. According to cybersecurity firm Netcraft, attackers placed plaintext defacement files across more than 15,000 hostnames, directly compromising affected infrastructure. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 24, 2025
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft WSUS, and Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Microsoft WSUS, and Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below the list of flaws added to the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2025
Adobe fixed a critical flaw in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms that allows an attacker to take over customer accounts. Adobe addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54236 (aka SessionReaper, CVSS score of 9.1) in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms. The vulnerability is an improper input validation flaw. “The bug, dubbed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 05, 2025
Supply chain attack via 21 backdoored Magento extensions hit 500–1,000 e-stores, including a $40B multinational. Sansec researchers reported that multiple vendors were hacked in a coordinated supply chain attack, the experts discovered that a backdoor was hidden in 21 applications. Curiously, the malicious code was injected 6 years ago, but the supply chain attack was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 11, 2025
Sucuri researchers observed threat actors leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) to install e-skimmer software on Magento-based e-stores. Sucuri researchers found threat actors using Google Tag Manager (GTM) to deploy e-skimmer malware on a Magento eCommerce site. Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a free tool that lets website owners manage marketing tags without modifying site code, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 03, 2024
Over 4,000 unpatched Adobe Commerce and Magento stores have been compromised by exploiting critical vulnerability CVE-2024-34102. Sansec researchers reported that multiple threat actors have exploited a critical Adobe Commerce vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (aka CosmicSting, CVSS score of 9.8), to compromise more than 4,000 e-stores over the past three months. The flaw is an Improper Restriction […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 23, 2024
Threat actors abused swap files in compromised Magento websites to hide credit card skimmer and harvest payment information. Security researchers from Sucuri observed threat actors using swap files in compromised Magento websites to conceal a persistent software skimmer and harvest payment information. The attackers used this tactic to maintain persistence and allowing the malware to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 05, 2024
Threat actors are exploiting critical Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to install a persistent backdoor on e-stores. Sansec researchers observed threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to deploy a persistent backdoor on e-stores. The vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 (CVSS score of 9.1) is an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 14, 2023
Experts warn of ongoing attacks, dubbed Xurum, targeting e-commerce websites using Adobe’s Magento 2 CMS. Akamai researchers warn of ongoing attacks, dubbed Xurum, targeting e-commerce websites running the Magento 2 CMS. The attackers are actively exploiting a server-side template injection issue, tracked as CVE-2022-24086, (CVSS score: 9.8), in Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. The […]
