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CVE-2021-36036

Magento Commerce Media Gallery Upload Improper Access Control Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

Published: Sep 6, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-284
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 21.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability within Magento's Media Gallery Upload workflow. By storing a specially crafted file in the website gallery, an authenticated attacker with administrative privilege can gain access to delete the .htaccess file. This could result in the attacker achieving remote code execution.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

magentomagentoWeb & CMS Plugins
magento/project-community-editionPackagistOSS Libraries
magento/community-editionPackagistOSS Libraries
Magento Open SourceAdobe Systems Inc.Consumer Software
Magento CommerceAdobe Systems Inc.Consumer Software
magentocommercialUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka magento 1, magento2, magento enterprise, magento community
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
adobe systems inc.commercialUSConsumer Softwareaka adobe
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html
helpx.adobe.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36036
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/magento/magento2
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 6, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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