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CVE-2021-28567 (GCVE-0-2021-28567)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-08 16:19 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:26
VLAI
Title
Magento Commerce improper authorization allows an authenticated user to perform certain functions without permission
Summary
Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.1-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6-p1 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an Improper Authorization vulnerability in the customers module. Successful exploitation could allow a low-privileged user to modify customer data. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Adobe Magento Commerce Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.4.2 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.3.6-p1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.4.1-p1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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Date Public
2021-05-11 00:00
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