CVE-2021-36028: Magento Commerce XML Injection Vulnerability Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-91

Description

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 when saving a configurable product. An attacker with admin privileges can trigger a specially crafted script to achieve remote code execution.

Affected products

Adobe Commerce: from 2.3.0 through 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 through 2.4.2; 2.4.2-p1
Adobe Magento Open Source: from 2.3.0 through 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 through 2.4.2; 2.4.2-p1
Adobe Magento Commerce: through 2.4.2; through 2.4.2-p1; through 2.3.7; through None

References

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