Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability within Magentos Media Gallery Upload workflow. By storing a specially crafted file in the website gallery, an authenticated attacker with administrative privilege can gain access to delete the .htaccess file. This could result in the attacker achieving remote code execution.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magento | Magento | * | 2.3.7 (excluding) |
| Magento | Magento | 2.4.0 (including) | 2.4.2 (excluding) |
| Magento | Magento | 2.3.7 (including) | 2.3.7 (including) |
| Magento | Magento | 2.4.2 (including) | 2.4.2 (including) |
| Magento | Magento | 2.4.2-p1 (including) | 2.4.2-p1 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: