Mautic
CVE-2022-25773
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.17%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access files and directories outside the intended path by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
This advisory addresses a file placement vulnerability that could allow assets to be uploaded to unintended directories on the server. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Path Traversal vulnerability could allow attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in composer
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. This advisory addresses a file placement vulnerability that could allow assets to be uploaded to unintended directories on the server. * Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory: A vulnerability exists in the asset upload functionality that allows users to upload files to directories outside of the intended temporary directory. Affected products include: Acquia Mautic.
Know when Mautic gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
This advisory addresses a file placement vulnerability that could allow assets to be uploaded to unintended directories on the server.
- Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory: A vulnerability exists in the asset upload functionality that allows users to upload files to directories outside of the intended temporary directory.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2022-25773 presents moderate security risk, a path traversal vulnerability rated CVSS 4.3. This could allow unauthorized file access. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict file access via WAF, implement allowlists.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
GitHub
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
For Mautic versions prior to 3.3.4/4.0.0, there is an XSS vulnerability on Mautic's password reset page where a vulnerab
Remote code execution can result in Mautic 7 (7.0.0 through 7.2.1) when campaign-import archives carry asset files that
Mautic before 2.13.0 allows CSV injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitabl
This advisory addresses two critical security vulnerabilities present in Mautic versions before 5.2.3. Rated critical se
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Mautic 1.4.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authenti
Server-side template injection in Mautic's Twig theme sandbox lets an authenticated user holding the core:themes:create
In all versions prior to Mautic 3.3.2, secret parameters such as database credentials could be exposed publicly by an au
Stored cross-site scripting in Mautic 7.0.0 through 7.2.1 allows anyone who can write a value into an HTML-type custom c
PHP object injection in Mautic's segment filters and custom field properties can escalate to server-side code execution
This advisory addresses an authorization vulnerability in Mautic's HTTP Basic Authentication implementation. Rated high
Mautic's Contact Activity API endpoint is vulnerable to SQL injection due to insufficient validation of the sort directi
Mautic 2.6.1 and earlier fails to set flags on session cookies. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is re
Exploit-DB