CVE-2021-27911: acquia mautic Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-27911 is a high (CVSS 8.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in acquia mautic. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 30-08-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mautic versions before 3.3.4/4.0.0 are vulnerable to an inline JS XSS attack through the contact's first or last name and triggered when viewing a contact's details page then clicking on the action drop down and hovering over the Campaigns button. Contact first and last name can be populated from different sources such as UI, API, 3rd party syncing, forms, etc.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.64% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Acquia1 product
- mauticEOL< 3.3.4 | 4.0.0:alpha1 | 4.0.0:beta | 4.0.0:rc
Mautic1 product
- mautic≥ unspecified, < 3.3.4 | ≥ unspecified, < 4.0.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhcX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory