What is CVE-2021-36042?

CVE-2021-36042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-36042?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Adobe Commerce

CVE-2021-36042

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability in the API File Option Upload Extension. An attacker with Admin privileges can achieve unrestricted file upload which can result in remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Adobe_commerce — versions 2.4.2
Adobe Magento Commerce — versions unspecified
Adobe Magento_open_source — versions 2.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36042?: CVE-2021-36042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Commerce, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-36042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.