GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m
CRITICALMautic is vulnerable to XSS vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
mautic/core🐘mautic/coreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability which affects every version of Mautic and could allow an attacker unauthorised administrator level access to Mautic.
This vulnerability was reported by Naveen Sunkavally at Horizon3.ai.
Patches
Upgrade to 3.2.4 or 2.16.5.
Link to patch for 2.x versions: https://github.com/mautic/mautic/compare/2.16.4...2.16.5.diff
Link to patch for 3.x versions: https://github.com/mautic/mautic/compare/3.2.2...3.2.4.diff
Workarounds
None
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Post in https://forum.mautic.org/c/support
- Email us at [email protected]
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | mautic/core | all versions | 2.16.5 |
| 🐘Packagist | mautic/core | ≥ 3.0.0&&< 3.2.4 | 3.2.4 |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mautic/core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update mautic/core to 2.16.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-42q7-95j7-w62m across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.