XSS vulnerability on contacts view
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mautic | Mautic | before 3.3.4; before 4.0.0 | 3.3.4, 4.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | before 3.3.4 | 3.3.4 | Patch available | GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 4.0.0-alpha1 to before 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc |
- Mautic VendorMautic Affected before 3.3.4; before 4.0.0 Fixed in 3.3.4, 4.0.0 Patch available CNA
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.4 Fixed in 3.3.4 Patch available GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0-alpha1 to before 4.0.0 Fixed in 4.0.0 Patch available GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.3.4 | Vulnerable | Acquia |
| cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Acquia |
| cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 beta | Vulnerable | Acquia |
| cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 rc | Vulnerable | Acquia |
- cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Acquia
- cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Acquia
- cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Acquia
- cpe:2.3:a:acquia:mautic:4.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc Vulnerable ·Acquia
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mautic (Mautic) Fixed in 3.3.4, 4.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.0 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mautic 3.3.4, 4.0.0
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-09245 Stored XSS vulnerability on Bounce Management CallbackPriority LOW 37
- TI-2021-09244 XSS vulnerability on password reset pagePriority LOW 35
- TI-2021-09247 XSS vulnerability on asset viewPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mautic vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09344 Cross-site scripting in Mautic CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-02543 Predictable Page Indexing Might Lead to Sensitive Data Exposure in Mautic CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-02544 Improper Access Control Issues Lead to Sensitive Data Exposure in Mautic CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-03218 Improper Access Control Leads to Server-Side Request Forgery in Mautic CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2024-31435 Remote Code Execution & File Deletion in Asset Uploads CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2018-05847 Mautic before 2.13.0 allows CSV injection. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-27911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72hm-fx78-xwhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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