📄 Description (English)
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-beta1, 2.4.8-p4, 2.4.7-p9, 2.4.6-p14, 2.4.5-p16, 2.4.4-p17 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-beta1 through 2.4.4-p17 contain an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) that enables unauthenticated denial-of-service attacks without user interaction. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability poses significant risk to e-commerce operations across Saudi Arabia. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate implementation of compensating controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 20, 2026 09:33
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact on Saudi e-commerce sector, particularly affecting retail businesses, online marketplaces, and financial services utilizing Adobe Commerce. ARAMCO's supply chain e-commerce platforms, banking sector payment gateways, and government procurement portals using Adobe Commerce are at elevated risk. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) offering e-commerce services face potential service disruption. The vulnerability enables attackers to exhaust server resources, causing complete application unavailability and financial losses during peak business hours.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce and Retail
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Sector
Energy (ARAMCO supply chain)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Healthcare
Logistics and Supply Chain
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Inventory all Adobe Commerce deployments and identify affected versions (2.4.4-p17 and earlier)
2. Implement rate limiting and request throttling at WAF/load balancer level to restrict resource consumption
3. Enable DDoS protection services and configure aggressive connection limits
4. Monitor system resource utilization (CPU, memory, connections) with alerts for anomalies
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
5. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block resource exhaustion patterns
6. Implement request queuing and connection pooling to prevent resource depletion
7. Configure auto-scaling policies to handle traffic spikes
8. Restrict API endpoints to authenticated users only where possible
9. Implement CAPTCHA challenges for suspicious traffic patterns
DETECTION RULES:
10. Monitor for: rapid sequential requests from single IP, unusual spike in 503/504 errors, sustained high CPU/memory usage
11. Alert on connection pool exhaustion and database connection timeouts
12. Track request patterns deviating from baseline by >300% within 5-minute windows
PATCHING:
13. Subscribe to Adobe security advisories for patch availability
14. Prepare upgrade path to patched versions immediately upon release
15. Test patches in staging environment before production deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حصر جميع نشرات Adobe Commerce وتحديد الإصدارات المتأثرة (2.4.4-p17 والإصدارات الأقدم)
2. تطبيق تحديد معدل الطلبات والتحكم في الاستهلاك على مستوى جدار الحماية/موازن الحمل
3. تفعيل خدمات حماية DDoS وتكوين حدود اتصال صارمة
4. مراقبة استخدام موارد النظام (CPU، الذاكرة، الاتصالات) مع تنبيهات للشذوذ
الضوابط البديلة:
5. نشر قواعد جدار تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن أنماط استنزاف الموارد
6. تطبيق قوائم انتظار الطلبات وتجميع الاتصالات لمنع استنزاف الموارد
7. تكوين سياسات التوسع التلقائي للتعامل مع ارتفاع حركة المرور
8. تقييد نقاط نهاية API للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط حيث أمكن
9. تطبيق تحديات CAPTCHA لأنماط حركة المرور المريبة
قواعد الكشف:
10. مراقبة: طلبات متتالية سريعة من عنوان IP واحد، ارتفاع غير عادي في أخطاء 503/504، استخدام عالي مستمر للمعالج/الذاكرة
11. تنبيه عند استنزاف مجموعة الاتصالات وانتهاء مهلة اتصالات قاعدة البيانات
12. تتبع أنماط الطلبات التي تنحرف عن الخط الأساسي بأكثر من 300% في نوافذ 5 دقائق
التصحيح:
13. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان Adobe للحصول على التحديثات
14. تحضير مسار الترقية للإصدارات المصححة فور توفرها
15. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة التطوير قبل نشرها في الإنتاج
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.12.3.1 - Segregation of networks
ECC 2024 A.13.1.3 - Segregation of information systems
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 2.2 - Threat and Vulnerability Management
SAMA CSF 3.3 - Security Monitoring and Incident Response
SAMA CSF 4.1 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.13.1.1 - Network controls
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.1 - Inventory of information and other assets
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
PCI DSS 12.2.1 - Implement policies and procedures
🔗 References & Sources 1