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high 7.8

CVE-2021-46364 json

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Magnolia CMS

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-pwr6-p3fh-grc2 , EUVD-2022-1138

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in the Snake YAML parser of Magnolia CMS v6.2.3 and below allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted YAML file.

Patch / fix

  • maven info.magnolia:magnolia-core 6.2.4
  • magnolia-cms magnolia_cms 6.2.4

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Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-46364-YAML%20Deserialization-Magnolia%20CMS referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven info.magnolia:magnolia-core
<6.2.4
6.2.4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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