Magento improper access control vulnerability within Magento's Media Gallery Upload workflow
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 Magento's 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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | magento/community-edition | < 2.3.7-p1, >= 2.4.2-p1, < 2.4.2-p2, = 2.3.7, = 2.4.2 | 2.3.7-p1, 2.4.2-p2 |
| Composer package | magento/project-community-edition | <= 2.0.2 | no fix |
| Magento (core) | magento/project-community-edition | <= 2.0.2, < 2.3.7-p1, >= 2.4.2-p1, < 2.4.2-p2, = 2.3.7, = 2.4.2 | 2.3.7-p1, 2.4.2-p2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284- Platform
- Composer, Magento
- Package
magento/community-edition, magento/project-community-edition- Disclosed
- 06.09.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wqr6-wv6c-p8fx - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: magento/community-edition
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 360
- First → latest
- 11.2019 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 3
Severity breakdown
- Critical 47
- High 104
- Medium 192
- Low 17
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 7
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 214
- 2023: 32
- 2024: 62
- 2025: 45
- 2026: 0
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