📄 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 and earlier contain an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) that enables unauthenticated denial-of-service attacks. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability allows attackers to exhaust system resources without user interaction, potentially disrupting e-commerce operations. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate implementation of compensating controls.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 20, 2026 11:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi e-commerce and retail organizations using Adobe Commerce are at critical risk, particularly those operating payment processing systems regulated by SAMA. Financial institutions offering digital commerce services, telecommunications companies with online platforms (STC, Mobily), and government e-services portals are most vulnerable. The DoS vulnerability could disrupt critical business operations, impact customer transactions, and violate SAMA's cybersecurity requirements for financial service availability. Healthcare and energy sector online portals may also be affected if running vulnerable Adobe Commerce instances.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce and Retail
Banking and Financial Services
Telecommunications
Government and Public Services
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 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 mitigate resource exhaustion
3. Enable connection limits and timeout configurations to prevent resource depletion
4. Monitor system resource utilization (CPU, memory, database connections) for anomalous patterns
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
5. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious request patterns
6. Implement DDoS mitigation services and traffic filtering
7. Configure auto-scaling infrastructure to handle traffic spikes
8. Establish request validation and input sanitization at application layer
9. Implement API rate limiting per IP/session
10. Enable detailed logging of resource consumption and failed requests
DETECTION:
11. Monitor for unusual spike in HTTP requests from single sources
12. Alert on sustained high CPU/memory usage without legitimate traffic increase
13. Track database connection pool exhaustion events
14. Monitor application error logs for resource allocation failures
PATCHING:
15. Subscribe to Adobe security advisories for patch availability
16. Plan immediate patching upon release of security updates
17. Test patches in non-production environment before 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 الازدحام على مستوى WAF/موازن الحمل
3. تفعيل حدود الاتصال وإعدادات المهلة الزمنية لمنع استنزاف الموارد
4. مراقبة استخدام موارد النظام (CPU، الذاكرة، اتصالات قاعدة البيانات) للأنماط الشاذة
الضوابط البديلة:
5. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن أنماط الطلبات الضارة وحجبها
6. تطبيق خدمات تخفيف هجمات DDoS وتصفية حركة المرور
7. تكوين البنية الأساسية ذات التوسع التلقائي للتعامل مع ارتفاعات حركة المرور
8. إنشاء التحقق من صحة الطلبات وتنظيف المدخلات على مستوى التطبيق
9. تطبيق تحديد معدل API لكل عنوان IP/جلسة
10. تفعيل السجلات التفصيلية لاستهلاك الموارد والطلبات الفاشلة
الكشف:
11. مراقبة الارتفاع غير المعتاد في طلبات HTTP من مصادر واحدة
12. تنبيهات على استخدام CPU/الذاكرة المرتفع المستمر بدون زيادة حركة مرور شرعية
13. تتبع أحداث استنزاف مجموعة اتصالات قاعدة البيانات
14. مراقبة سجلات أخطاء التطبيق لفشل تخصيص الموارد
التصحيح:
15. الاشتراك في تنبيهات أمان Adobe للحصول على توفر التصحيحات
16. التخطيط للتصحيح الفوري عند إصدار التحديثات الأمنية
17. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
📋 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.12.4.1 - Event logging
ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-5 - Organizational resilience objectives
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Integrity checking mechanisms
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - A baseline of network operations and expected data flows
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2.1 - Implementation of technical and organizational measures
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1.3 - Segregation of duties
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4.1 - Event logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure all system components and software are protected from known vulnerabilities
PCI DSS 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails for all access to cardholder data
PCI DSS 11.2 - Run automated vulnerability scans regularly
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