Mautic vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Deletion due to GrapesJS builderGHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p
HIGHFix: mautic/mautic@546045fGHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in mautic/core. A fix is available for mautic/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
Prior to the patched version, logged in users of Mautic are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal/Arbitrary File Deletion. Regardless of the level of access the Mautic user had, they could delete files other than those in the media folders such as system files, libraries or other important files.
This vulnerability exists in the implementation of the GrapesJS builder in Mautic.
Patches
Update to 4.4.12 or 5.0.4.
Workarounds
No
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1630/002/
For more information
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | mautic/core | ≥ 3.3.0&&< 4.4.12 | 4.4.12composer require mautic/core:^4.4.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | mautic/core | ≥ 5.0.0-alpha&&< 5.0.4 | 5.0.4composer require mautic/core:^5.0.4 |
Affected Products
mauticacquiaDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mautic/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mautic/core to 4.4.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-9fcx-cv56-w58p is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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