This advisory addresses a security vulnerability in Mautic where unpublished page previews could be accessed by unauthenticated users and potentially indexed by search engines. This could lead to the unintended disclosure of draft content or sensitive information. The page preview functionality for unpublished content lacked proper authorization checks, allowing unauthorized access to private content.
Details
| Severity | Base Score | CVE |
|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | 6.5 | CVE-2025-5257 |
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker can access unpublished page previews by navigating to predictable URLs associated with the content. Since there are no authorization checks in place, any unauthenticated user can view and potentially index this content, leading to unauthorized disclosure.
Affected Products
- Mautic: A marketing automation platform that allows users to create and manage campaigns, which may inadvertently expose unpublished content due to this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mautic has addressed this vulnerability by implementing proper permission checks on preview pages. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest patched version of Mautic to ensure that unpublished content is protected from unauthorized access.
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