By manipulating request data when saving a category, a user could insert a malicious string into the database that could be used in a subsequent request to perform SQL injection. This injected code could be used to trigger arbitrary (with the proviso they fit in the 255 char field) insert and update commands.
Part of patch SUPEE-10752
This vulnerability affects the following application versions:
- Magento 1.9.1.1
- Magento 1.9.2.0
- Magento 1.9.2.1
- Magento 1.9.2.2
- Magento 1.9.2.3
- Magento 1.9.2.4
- Magento 1.9.3.0
- Magento 1.9.3.1
- Magento 1.9.3.2
- Magento 1.9.3.3
- Magento 1.9.3.4
- Magento 1.9.3.6
- Magento 1.9.3.7
- Magento 1.9.3.8