Users enumeration - weak password login
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
When logging in with the correct username and incorrect weak password, the user receives the notification, that their password is too weak. However when an incorrect username is provided alongside with a weak password, the application responds with ’Invalid credentials’ notification. This difference could be used to perform username enumeration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mautic | Mautic | >= 5.1.0 to before < 5.1.1 | < 5.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 5.1.0 to before 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-8vff-35qm-qjvv |
- Mautic VendorMautic Affected >= 5.1.0 to before < 5.1.1 Fixed in < 5.1.1 Patch available CNA
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.1.0 to before 5.1.1 Fixed in 5.1.1 Patch available GHSA-8vff-35qm-qjvv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mautic (Mautic) Fixed in < 5.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-8vff-35qm-qjvv mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 5.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vff-35qm-qjvv
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-2024-47059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-47059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vff-35qm-qjvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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