CVE-2021-36043
Magento Commerce Authenticated Blind SSRF Could Lead To Remote Code Execution
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
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 Authenticated Blind SSRF Could Lead To Remote Code Execution
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
CVE-2021-36043- 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-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22676
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22676- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36xq-7w8w-xp68
Magento affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
GHSA-36xq-7w8w-xp68- 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-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
CVE-2021-36043- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
CVE-2021-36043- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-36xq-7w8w-xp68
Magento affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a blind SSRF vulnerability in the bundled dotmailer extension. An attacker with admin privileges could abuse this to achieve remote code execution should Redis be enabled.
- Record
GHSA-36xq-7w8w-xp68- 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-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
magento/project-community-editionPackagist |
through 2.0.2 | None known |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
before 2.3.7-p1 | 2.3.7-p1 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.3.7 to 2.3.7 | None known |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.4.2-p1 up to 2.4.2-p2 | 2.4.2-p2 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
2.4.2 to 2.4.2 | None known |
magento/project-community-editionPackagist |
through 2.0.2, 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-beta2.0.02.0.0-rc |
None known |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
before 2.3.7-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 |
2.3.7-p1 |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
Listed versions 2.3.7 |
None known |
magento/community-editionPackagist |
Listed versions 2.4.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2021-36043 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Adobe Commerce, published September 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in magento/community-edition 2.3.7-p1.
References
Left out here: 74 versions. The JSON record has them.