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critical 9.1

CVE-2021-21025 json

Magento Commerce XML Injection Could Lead To Arbitrary Code Execution

published 5y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-magento-2021-21025 , EUVD-2022-4058 , GHSA-h437-qjj9-vmq4

cvss
9.1
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to XML injection in the product layout updates. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.

Patch / fix

  • packagist magento/community-edition 2.3.6-p1, 2.4.1-p1
  • bitnami magento 2.3.6, 2.4.1
  • magento magento 2.3.6

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Exploit prediction

3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.0 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist magento/community-edition
<2.3.6-p1
>=2.4.0, <2.4.1-p1
2.3.6-p1
2.4.1-p1
packagist magento/project-community-edition
<=2.0.2
 no fix listed
bitnami magento
<2.3.6
>=2.4.0, <2.4.1
2.3.6
2.4.1

Affected products

  • Adobe Magento Commerce

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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