What is CVE-2021-27916?

CVE-2021-27916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mautic, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-27916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-27916 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Mautic

CVE-2021-27916

Prior to the patched version, logged in users of Mautic are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal/Arbitrary File Deletion. Regardless of the level of access the Mautic user had, they could delete files other than those in the media folders…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mautic — versions >= 3.3.0, >= 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27916?: CVE-2021-27916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mautic, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-27916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-27916 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.