CVE-2021-21015
Magento Commerce Unauthorized Data Modification Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Magento Commerce Unauthorized Data Modification Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2021-21015- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5464
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5464- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2p4-2c8c-2g7h
Magento OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-w2p4-2c8c-2g7h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2021-21015- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
CVE-2021-21015- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w2p4-2c8c-2g7h
Magento OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
GHSA-w2p4-2c8c-2g7h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-magento-2021-21015No score
Magento Commerce Unauthorized Data Modification Could Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Magento versions 2.4.1 (and earlier), 2.4.0 (and earlier) and 2.3.6 (and earlier) are vulnerable to an OS command injection via the customer attribute save controller. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution by an authenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
- Record
BIT-magento-2021-21015- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
magento/community-editionPackagist | before 2.3.6-p1 | 2.3.6-p1 |
magento/community-editionPackagist | 2.4.0 up to 2.4.2 | 2.4.2 |
magentoBitnami | before 2.3.6, 2.4.0 up to 2.4.2 | 2.3.62.4.2 |
magento/community-editionPackagist | before 2.3.6-p1, plus listed versions 0.1.0-alpha1000.1.0-alpha1010.1.0-alpha1020.1.0-alpha1030.1.0-alpha104 Show 45 moreShow less0.1.0-alpha1050.1.0-alpha1060.1.0-alpha1070.1.0-alpha1080.1.0-alpha890.1.0-alpha900.1.0-alpha910.1.0-alpha920.1.0-alpha930.1.0-alpha940.1.0-alpha950.1.0-alpha960.1.0-alpha970.1.0-alpha980.1.0-alpha990.42.0-beta10.42.0-beta100.42.0-beta110.42.0-beta20.42.0-beta30.42.0-beta40.42.0-beta50.42.0-beta60.42.0-beta70.42.0-beta80.42.0-beta90.74.0-beta10.74.0-beta100.74.0-beta110.74.0-beta120.74.0-beta130.74.0-beta140.74.0-beta150.74.0-beta160.74.0-beta20.74.0-beta30.74.0-beta40.74.0-beta50.74.0-beta60.74.0-beta70.74.0-beta80.74.0-beta91.0.0-beta1.0.0-beta21.0.0-beta3 | 2.3.6-p1 |
magento/community-editionPackagist | 2.4.0 up to 2.4.2, plus listed versions 2.4.0-p12.4.12.4.1-p1 | 2.4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21015 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Adobe Magento Commerce, published February 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.95%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in magento/community-edition 2.3.6-p1.
References
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-08.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21015
github.com/magento/magento2/commit/a2eb7e29ea92a8bbc86c3b6b81b59d8533088497
Left out here: 70 versions. The JSON record has them.