Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-25768

High

Published: 18 September 2024

Published
18 September 2024
Modified
27 February 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 59.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-25768 is a high-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Acquia Mautic. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 40.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The logic in place to facilitate the update process via the user interface lacks access control to verify if permission exists to perform the tasks. Prior to this patch being applied it might be possible for an attacker to access…

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the Mautic version number or to execute parts of the upgrade process without permission. As upgrading in the user interface is deprecated, this functionality is no longer required.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

acquia
mautic
1.1.3 — 4.4.13 · 5.0.0 — 5.1.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-862 CWE-287

Requires explicit authorization before any identifier can be assigned, preventing missing authorization.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Personnel screening, identity verification, and access-agreement requirements support reliable authentication and reduce authentication bypass opportunities.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Requiring explicit security roles and risk integration in the SDLC forces authentication mechanisms to be planned, documented, and validated instead of omitted or weakly implemented.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-862

Decoy authentication surfaces detect bypass attempts and deflect real credential attacks through observable malicious interactions.

addresses: CWE-862

Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.

References