CVE-2021-36023 (GCVE-0-2021-36023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-06 13:08 – Updated: 2025-02-27 21:00
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Adobe Commerce Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.3.7 (semver)
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