Magento Commerce improper Authorization via the 'Create Customer' endpoint
Priority LOW 32CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Magento versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.1-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.6-p1 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability via the 'Create Customer' endpoint. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized modification of customer data by an unauthenticated attacker. Access to the admin console is required for successful exploitation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01429 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed magento/community-edition (Packagist): 2.4.2-p1, 2.3.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Magento Commerce | up to 2.4.2; up to 2.3.6-p1; up to 2.4.1-p1; up to None | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | magento/community-edition (Packagist) | 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2-p1 | 2.4.2-p1 | Patch available | GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5 |
| — | magento/community-edition (Packagist) | before 2.3.7 | 2.3.7 | Patch available | GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5 |
- Magento Commerce VendorAdobe Affected up to 2.4.2; up to 2.3.6-p1; up to 2.4.1-p1; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- magento/community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2-p1 Fixed in 2.4.2-p1 Patch available GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5
- magento/community-edition (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.7 Fixed in 2.3.7 Patch available GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* | before 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* | before 2.3.7 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* | 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Magento |
| cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* | 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Magento |
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:commerce:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Magento
- cpe:2.3:a:magento:magento:*:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Magento
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5 magento/community-edition (Packagist) Fixed in 2.4.2-p1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5 magento/community-edition (Packagist) Fixed in 2.3.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5
References
Advisory 2
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Sources
- CVE-2021-28563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9xx-4689-gvv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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