Path Traversal in Acquia 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 such as system files, libraries or other important files. This vulnerability exists in the implementation of the GrapesJS builder in Mautic.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Acquia Mautic
- Mautic — versions >= 3.3.0, >= 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27916?
- CVE-2021-27916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acquia 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.