A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the forms component of Mautic before 3.2.4…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the forms component of Mautic before 3.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject executable JavaScript via mautic[return] (a different attack method than CVE-2020-35124, but also related to the Referer concept).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02727 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mautic/core (Packagist): 2.16.5, 3.2.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | before 2.16.5 | 2.16.5 | Patch available | GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 3.0.0 to before 3.2.4 | 3.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.16.5 Fixed in 2.16.5 Patch available GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.2.4 Fixed in 3.2.4 Patch available GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 2.16.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35125
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m
References
Advisory 3
More Acquia Mautic vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09344 Cross-site scripting in Mautic CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-31435 Remote Code Execution & File Deletion in Asset Uploads CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2020-17836 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the assets component of Mautic before 3.2.4… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-09342 Improper regex in htaccess file CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-09250 XSS Cross-site Scripting Stored (XSS) - Description field CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2020-17840 Mautic before 3.2.4 is affected by stored XSS. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-35125 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35125 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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