Magento 2.3.7 Release – All About Security & PHP 7.4 Update [May 11, 2021]

Magento 2.3.7 is released on 11th May 2021!

The latest Magento 2.3.7 version comes with support for PHP 7.4 and important security updates along with the support for Elasticsearch 7.9.x, Varnish 6.5.1, and Redix 6.x.

Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source 2.4.2-p1 and 2.3.7 are now generally available. https://t.co/NOG2mF3uVc pic.twitter.com/WCW6Nwb136

— Adobe Commerce (@AdobeCommerce) May 11, 2021

Download the Magento 2.3.7 version and upgrade the Magento 2 store to offer significant security features to your customers.

The latest release of Magento 2.3.7 offers 40 security enhancements, 10 functional fixes for the core product, and significant platform upgrades.

So, what to expect from the latest Magento 2.3.x  version? Let’s check out the gist of the Magento 2.3.7 release.

Key Highlights of Magento 2.3.7 Release

• Supports PHP 7.4
• Supports PHPUnit 9.x and deprecation of PHPUnit 6.5
• Compatibility with Composer 2.x
• Varnish 6.5.1 support
• Supports elastic search 7.9
• Redis 6.x support and so on.

Substantial Security Enhancements

One of the main considerable updates of this release is an enhancement of substantial security which includes:

• 40+ security enhancements that help close remote code execution (RCE) and cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities which prevents confirmed attacks.
•  For all storefront credit card fields, the copy-to-clipboard feature has been disabled.

Other Upgrades from the Latest Magento 2.3.7 Release:

Platform Upgrades

• Magento 2.3.7 is compatible with PHP 7.4. So, all integration tests and units should be run using the latest PHPUnit testing framework PHPUnit 9. The end-of-life for PHP 7.4 is 28 November 2022.
• This release does not support PHP 7.1 or 7.2.
• Although Magento 2.3.x remains compatible with Elasticsearch 7.4.x, Adobe recommends Elasticsearch 7.9.x.
• Composer 2.x is now compatible with Magento 2.3.7.

Interactive In-Product Guidance

• Interactive In-product guidance provides:
  • Usage tips and information from within the Admin on new feature announcements
  • Walk-through guides
  •  Tooltips
  • On-boarding information

Infrastructure Improvements

• The Vimeo oEmbed API has taken place of the Vimeo Simple API.
• You must use the command line to install or upgrade Magento 2.3.7 as the Web Set Up Wizard has been deprecated and removed.

Vendor-Developed Extension Enhancements

• Amazon Pay is deprecated
• New Vertex features and enhancements of this release include:
  • Admin Order Cleansing
  • Commodity Codes

Other general fixes are:

• The ‘Save in Address Book’ check box has been renamed as ‘Add to Address Book’.
• When order subtotals are calculated without incorporating tax, The new option named ‘Subtotal’ has been added as a cart price rule condition.

Magento 2.3.7 Release Notes:

• Magento Open Source 2.3.7 Release Notes
• Magento Commerce 2.3.7 Release Notes

Moreover, this release has fixed several issues in the Magento 2.3.7 core code also i.e., Create an Account button on the Create New Account page remains active when a shopper enters invalid data.

Now that you have the brief overview of the latest Magento 2 version highlights, seize the opportunity to use the updated features of the latest one and upgrade your existing Magento store to the latest version soon.

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Also, do check the Adobe Commerce 2.4.2-p1 that is also released along with Magento 2.3.7.

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