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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-28563
CVE-2021-28563:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.1-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6-p1 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability via the 'Create Customer' endpoint. The vulnerability was discovered and assigned CVE-2021-28563, with the initial record creation date of March 16, 2021 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Authorization issue (CWE-285). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 6.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) (NVD Database).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of customer data by an unauthenticated attacker. However, access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation (NVD Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to the latest version of Magento that includes these security fixes (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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