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CVE-2021-28567:
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) contain an Improper Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2021-28567) in the customers module. The vulnerability was disclosed and published on September 8, 2021, and has been assigned by Adobe Systems Incorporated (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Authorization issue (CWE-863) that affects the customers module in Magento. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. Adobe Systems Incorporated initially assessed it with a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.0 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a low-privileged user to modify customer data, though access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in affected versions of Magento. Users should upgrade to the latest version of the software to mitigate this security issue (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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