CVE-2021-36033 json
Magento Commerce Widgets Module XML Injection Vulnerability Could Lead To Remote Code Execution
published 2021-09-01 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-p746-qw73-qmmx , EUVD-2021-22666
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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 Module. An attacker with admin privileges can trigger a specially crafted script to achieve remote code execution.
Patch / fix
- packagist magento/community-edition 2.3.7-p1, 2.4.2-p2
Exploit prediction
3.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | magento/project-community-edition | <=2.0.2 |
no fix listed |
| packagist | magento/community-edition | <2.3.7-p1 1 listed version >=2.4.2-p1, <2.4.2-p2 |
2.3.7-p1 2.4.2-p2 |
Affected products
- Adobe Magento Commerce
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-91 XML Injection
References
-
helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36033
advisory
-
github.com
/magento/magento2
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-36033
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-p746-qw73-qmmx
- NVD CVE-2021-36033
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