# CVE-2021-37709: Insecure direct object reference of log files of the Import/Export feature

> Attackers can access sensitive log files via insecure direct object references in the Import/Export feature, exposing potentially confidential data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-54gp-qff8-946c

## What is CVE-2021-37709?

CVE-2021-37709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shopware Shopware, published on 16 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Shopware is an open source eCommerce platform. Versions prior to 6.4.3.1 contain a vulnerability involving an insecure direct object reference of log files of the Import/Export feature. Version 6.4.3.1 contains a patch. As workarounds for older versions of 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3, corresponding security measures are also available via a plugin.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37709?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including shopware/core and shopware/platform. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `shopware/core` | Packagist | All versions | 6.4.3.1 |
| `shopware/core` | Packagist | All versions | 6.4.3.1 |
| `shopware/platform` | Packagist | All versions | 6.4.3.1 |
| `shopware/platform` | Packagist | All versions | 6.4.3.1 |

Products: Shopware Shopware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-37709?

Upgrade shopware/core to 6.4.3.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2021-37709 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Shopware Shopware

- [CVE-2023-22731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22731/): Improper Control of Generation of Code in Twig rendered views in shopware (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-3109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3109/): Shopware RCE Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22406/): Blind SQL-injection in DAL aggregations in Shopware (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-32711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32711/): Leak of information via Store-API (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-31887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-31887/): Shopware unauthenticated data extraction possible through store-api.order endpoint (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-37709 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-37709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shopware Shopware, published on 16 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37709 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- shopware/core (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.4.3.1
- shopware/core (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.4.3.1
- shopware/platform (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.4.3.1
- shopware/platform (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.4.3.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37709/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37709/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37709
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37709
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37709

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37709/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.