CVE-2021-21064: adobe magento_commerce Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-21064 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in adobe magento_commerce. EPSS estimates a 8.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-02-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Magento UPWARD-php version 1.1.4 (and earlier) is affected by a Path traversal vulnerability in Magento UPWARD Connector version 1.1.2 (and earlier) due to the upload feature. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious YAML file that can contain instructions which allows reading arbitrary files from the remote server. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.