RCE in Adobe Commerce
CVE-2021-36023
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an XML Injection vulnerability in the Widgets Update Layout. An attacker with admin privileges can trigger a specially crafted script to achieve remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.024 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Adobe Commerce — versions 0
- Magento — versions 2.3.7, 2.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36023?
- CVE-2021-36023 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36023?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-36023 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.