ghsa-6cwv-wj7v-73xp
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-24 19:12
Modified
2025-11-07 23:27
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Magento executes code via the API File Option Upload Extension
Details

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability in the API File Option Upload Extension. An attacker with Admin privileges can achieve unrestricted file upload which can result in remote code execution.

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  "aliases": [
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      "CWE-20"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-11-07T23:27:50Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-09-01T15:15:00Z",
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  "details": "Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability in the API File Option Upload Extension. An attacker with Admin privileges can achieve unrestricted file upload which can result in remote code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-6cwv-wj7v-73xp",
  "modified": "2025-11-07T23:27:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:12:46Z",
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    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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    },
    {
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Magento executes code via the API File Option Upload Extension"
}


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