Reflected XSS in lead:addLeadTags - Quick Add
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
SummaryA Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of another user’s session. This occurs because user-supplied input is reflected back in the server’s response without proper sanitization or escaping, potentially enabling malicious actions such as session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions in the application. DetailsThe vulnerability resides in the “Tags” input field on the /s/ajax?action=lead:addLeadTags endpoint. Although the server applies sanitization before storing the data or returning it later, the payload is executed immediately in the victim’s browser upon reflection, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript in the user’s session. ImpactA Reflected XSS attack can have a significant impact, allowing attackers to steal sensitive user data like cookies, redirect users to malicious websites, manipulate the web page content, and essentially take control of a user's session within an application by executing malicious JavaScript code within the victim's browser, even if the server-side code is secure; essentially enabling them to perform actions as if they were the logged-in user. References * Web Security Academy: Cross-site scripting https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting * Web Security Academy: Reflected cross-site scripting https://portswigger.net/web-security/cross-site-scripting/reflected
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 | >= 4.4.0 to before < 4.4.17; >= 5.0.0-alpha to before < 5.2.8; >= 6.0.0-alpha to before < 6.0.5 | < 4.4.17, < 5.2.8, < 6.0.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 4.4.0 to before 4.4.17 | 4.4.17 | Patch available | GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 5.0.0-alpha to before 5.2.8 | 5.2.8 | Patch available | GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm |
| — | mautic/core (Packagist) | 6.0.0-alpha to before 6.0.5 | 6.0.5 | Patch available | GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm |
- Mautic VendorMautic Affected >= 4.4.0 to before < 4.4.17; >= 5.0.0-alpha to before < 5.2.8; >= 6.0.0-alpha to before < 6.0.5 Fixed in < 4.4.17, < 5.2.8, < 6.0.5 Patch available CNA
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.17 Fixed in 4.4.17 Patch available GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-alpha to before 5.2.8 Fixed in 5.2.8 Patch available GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm
- mautic/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0-alpha to before 6.0.5 Fixed in 6.0.5 Patch available GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mautic (Mautic) Fixed in < 4.4.17, < 5.2.8, < 6.0.5
- Fix · GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 5.2.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm mautic/core (Packagist) Fixed in 6.0.5 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mautic < 4.4.17, < 5.2.8, < 6.0.5
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-09012 User Enumeration via Response TimingPriority LOW 26
- TI-2025-09010 Secret data extraction via elfinderPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm
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-2025-9823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9v8p-m85m-f7mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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