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CVE-2021-27916

Relative Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Deletion in Mautic (GrapesJS Builder)

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Mattias Michaux, Lenon Leite, Adrian Schimpf, Avikarsha Saha, John Linhart
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-03-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-18 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-03 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-139: Relative Path Traversal
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mautic
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 Mautic
Search vendor "Mautic" for product "Mautic"
 <= 4.4.11
Search vendor "Mautic" for product "Mautic" and version " <= 4.4.11"
en
Affected
Mautic
Search vendor "Mautic"
 Mautic
Search vendor "Mautic" for product "Mautic"
 <= 5.0.3
Search vendor "Mautic" for product "Mautic" and version " <= 5.0.3"
en
Affected