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CVE-2021-27915: Mautic vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in description field

April 11, 2024 (updated September 30, 2024)

Prior to the patched version, there is an XSS vulnerability in the description fields within the Mautic application which could be exploited by a logged in user of Mautic with the appropriate permissions.

This could lead to the user having elevated access to the system.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rc5-2755-v422
  • github.com/mautic/mautic
  • github.com/mautic/mautic/commit/2d648394e183b1d2d910cea32e89d40a5915b5d4
  • github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-2rc5-2755-v422
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27915

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.0.0-beta2 before 4.4.12

Fixed versions

  • 4.4.12

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.4.12 or above.

Impact 9 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

Source file

packagist/mautic/core/CVE-2021-27915.yml

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