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CVE-2021-46361 Magnolia CMS

Affected softwareMagnolia CMS
Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in6.2.12
Published11 Feb 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

An issue in the Freemark Filter of Magnolia CMS v6.2.11 and below allows attackers to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code via a crafted FreeMarker payload.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. The 1 repository below are public GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars.
  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed, none at 5+ stars
  • EPSS 2.8% chance in 30 days

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
GitHub PoC CVE-2021-46361: FreeMarker Restriction Bypass in Magnolia CMS 2024-02-16

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
info.magnolia:magnolia-core 0 6.2.12 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv info.magnolia magnolia-core generic ＜ 6.2.12
nvd magnolia-cms magnolia cms generic ＜ 6.2.12

References

URLTags
https://docs.magnolia-cms.com/product-docs/6.2/Releases/Release-notes-for-Magnolia-CMS-6.2.12.html#_security_advisory WEB
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-46361-FreeMarker%20Bypass-Magnolia%20CMS WEB

Timeline
Published2022-02-11By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.