CVE-2021-36036

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    CVE-2021-36036

    Published: 6 Sept 2023Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability within Magento's Media Gallery Upload workflow. By storing a specially crafted file in the website gallery, an authenticated attacker with administrative privilege can gain access to delete the .htaccess file. This could result in the attacker achieving remote code execution.

    References: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9eba2c99bed83d8297c03b7ea3b110500cc5b955

    Affected versions

    2.4.2-NA
    2.4.2
    2.4.1-p1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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