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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024

Magento Commerce Gift Card Business Logic Error

CVE-2021-36012

Description

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a business logic error in the placeOrder graphql mutation. An authenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to altar the price of an item.

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Magento Commerce has a business logic error in placeOrder GraphQL mutation, allowing authenticated users to alter item prices.

Vulnerability

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier), and 2.3.7 (and earlier) contain a business logic error in the placeOrder GraphQL mutation [1]. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to modify the price of an item during order placement.

Exploitation

An attacker must be authenticated to the Magento instance and have the ability to send GraphQL requests. By manipulating the placeOrder mutation inputs, the attacker can alter the price of items in the order without proper validation [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation enables the attacker to purchase items at a lower price than intended, leading to financial loss for the merchant. The impact is limited to price manipulation and does not directly result in remote code execution or data disclosure [1].

Mitigation

No fix is mentioned in the available references [1]. Adobe has not publicly disclosed a patch for this vulnerability as of the reference publication date. Users should monitor official Adobe security advisories for updates.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
magento/project-community-editionPackagist
<= 2.0.2
magento/community-editionPackagist
< 2.3.7-p12.3.7-p1
magento/community-editionPackagist
>= 2.4.2-p1, < 2.4.2-p22.4.2-p2

Affected products

4

Patches

0

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