Mautic vulnerable to Improper Access Control in UI upgrade process

CVE-2022-25768 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

Impact

The logic in place to facilitate the update process via the user interface lacks access control to verify if permission exists to perform the tasks. Prior to this patch being applied it might be possible for an attacker to access the Mautic version number or to execute parts of the upgrade process without permission. As upgrading in the user interface is deprecated, this functionality is no longer required.

Patches

Upgrade to 4.4.13 or 5.1.1 or later.

Workarounds

None.

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Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
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Published (advisory)
2024-09-18 17:43:36 UTC
Updated
2025-02-28 17:43:17 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2024-09-18 17:43:36 UTC
NVD published
2024-09-18

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.37% 58.51%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.0 3.1 —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
8.3 4.0 —
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation depends on constrained or hard-to-reproduce conditions.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:L)
Limited integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:H)
High availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

Type Value
GHSA GHSA-x3jx-5w6m-q2fc ↗
CVE CVE-2022-25768 ↗

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Credits

  • mollux (reporter)
  • escopecz (remediation_reviewer)
  • patrykgruszka (remediation_reviewer)

Affected packages (4)

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

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
composer mautic/core-lib >= 1.1.3, < 4.4.13 4.4.13 —
composer mautic/core-lib >= 5.0.0-alpha, < 5.1.1 5.1.1 —
composer mautic/core >= 1.1.3, < 4.4.13 4.4.13 —
composer mautic/core >= 5.0.0-alpha, < 5.1.1 5.1.1 —

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence