Mautic allows Relative Path Traversal in assets file upload

CVE-2022-25773 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

Summary

This advisory addresses a file placement vulnerability that could allow assets to be uploaded to unintended directories on the server.

  • Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory: A vulnerability exists in the asset upload functionality that allows users to upload files to directories outside of the intended temporary directory.

Mitigation

Please update to 5.2.3 or later.

Workarounds

None

References

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Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2025-02-26 20:09:28 UTC
Updated
2025-10-16 20:41:36 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-02-26 20:09:28 UTC
NVD published
2025-02-26 13:15:32 UTC

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.15% 35.07%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
4.3 3.1 —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-4w2w-36vm-c8hf ↗
CVE CVE-2022-25773 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Credits

  • patrykgruszka (reporter)
  • majkelstick (finder)
  • escopecz (remediation_reviewer)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
composer mautic/core < 5.2.3 5.2.3 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence