CVE-2021-21020 Magento Commerce Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Login as Customer module to gain unauthorized access to restricted resources in Magento Commerce.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-21020?

CVE-2021-21020 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Magento Magento, published on 11 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an access control bypass vulnerability in the Login as Customer module. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to restricted resources.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21020?

7 open source packages ship an affected version, including magento/community-edition, magento and magento/project-community-edition. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
magento/community-edition PackagistAll versions2.3.6
magento/community-edition PackagistAll versions2.3.6
magento/community-edition PackagistFrom 2.4.02.4.1-p1
magento/community-edition PackagistFrom 2.4.02.4.1-p1
magento BitnamiAll versions2.3.6, 2.4.1
magento/project-community-edition PackagistAll versions to 2.0.2None
1 more packages
magento/project-community-edition PackagistAll versions to 2.0.2None

Products include Magento Magento.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21020?

Upgrade magento/community-edition to a fixed version for your release line: 2.3.6 or 2.4.1-p1.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-21020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-magento-2021-21020, GHSA-2j6v-829g-885q.

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