CVE-2021-32758Network attack vector

Administrative command execution via class-qualified block methods

Published Aug 27, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

XML injection in OpenMage LTS before 19.4.15 and 20.0.0 through 20.0.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. Mage_Core_Helper_Security::validateAgainstBlockMethodBlacklist compares only a bare method name, so a class-qualified method name bypasses its block-method blacklist. Administrative access to edit layout XML is required, after which attacker-selected block methods can execute arbitrary server commands.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability2.01%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

XML injection in OpenMage LTS before 19.4.15 and 20.0.0 through 20.0.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. Mage_Core_Helper_Security::validateAgainstBlockMethodBlacklist compares only a bare method name, so a class-qualified method name bypasses its block-method blacklist. Administrative access to edit layout XML is required, after which attacker-selected block methods can execute arbitrary server commands.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-32758
Published
Aug 27, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
OpenMage
Product
OpenMage LTS
Classifications
CWE-91, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 27, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 19.4.15
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 20, < 20.0.11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

OpenMage · OpenMage LTSversion=< 19.4.15; version=>= 20, < 20.0.11

Published CVSS scores

7.2GitLab Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-91XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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