Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2023 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-36036Magento Commerce Media Gallery Upload Improper Access Control Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Adobe Commerce from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	magento/community-edition	2.3.7-p1	GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx
Packagist	magento/community-edition	no fix listed	GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx
Packagist	magento/community-edition	2.4.2-p2	GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx
Packagist	magento/community-edition	no fix listed	GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx
Packagist	magento/project-community-edition	no fix listed	GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Adobe Commerce	0 – through 2.3.7

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html vendor-advisory