CVE-2021-36030 — project-community-edition
HIGHCVE-2021-36030 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in magento/project-community-edition. A fix is available for magento/project-community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Magento allows attackers to alter the price of items
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper input validation vulnerability during the checkout process. An unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to alter the price of items.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | magento/project-community-edition | all versions | No fix |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | all versions | 2.3.7-p1composer require magento/community-edition:^2.3.7-p1 |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | all versions | No fix |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | ≥ 2.4.2-p1&&< 2.4.2-p2 | 2.4.2-p2composer require magento/community-edition:^2.4.2-p2 |
| 🐘Packagist | magento/community-edition | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
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Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/project-community-edition, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
A fix is available for CVE-2021-36030; check the affected-versions list above or the advisory for the patched release of magento/project-community-edition, then make sure no transitive dependency still pins the vulnerable range.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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