CVE-2021-27915: acquia mautic
CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 17-09-2024Last modified 17-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-27915 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in acquia mautic. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 17-09-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSources2 sources · 7.6–9.0
- CVE.orgCNA7.6HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-80Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Affected systems
Acquia1 product
- mautic≥ 1.0.0, < 4.4.12 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0:beta2 | 1.0.0:beta3 | 1.0.0:beta4 | 1.0.0:rc1 | 1.0.0:rc2 | 1.0.0:rc3 | 1.0.0:rc4
Mautic1 product
- mautic≥ >= 1.0.0-beta2, ≤ <= 4.4.11
2 vendors · 2 products