CVE-2021-36012: Magento affected by a business logic error in the placeOrder graphql mutation

May 24, 2022 (updated November 6, 2025)

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by a business logic error in the placeOrder graphql mutation. An authenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to altar the price of an item.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3f97-7pgv-gmgr
github.com/magento/magento2
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb21-64.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36012

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