CVE-2021-27913: Mautic/core Use Of A Broken Or Vulnerability
LOWCVE-2021-27913 is a LOW (CVSS 3.5) use of a broken or vulnerability (CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm) affecting Mautic/core libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.3.4, 4.0.0.
CVE-2021-27913 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 3.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2021-27913
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Mautic/core dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade mautic/core to 3.3.4
Upgrade mautic/core to 4.0.0
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for mautic/core
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2021-27913, inspect your project dependencies for Mautic/core:
inspect dependencies for mautic/core
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Mautic/core in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.3.4), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm, where the product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. In Mautic/core, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2021-27913 Affected Mautic/core Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
mautic/core
|
Packagist |
< 3.3.4
|
3.3.4
|
|
mautic/core
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.0.0-alpha1
< 4.0.0
|
4.0.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-x7g2-wrrp-r6h3",
"modified" : "2024-02-05T15:50:17Z",
"published" : "2021-09-01T18:41:06Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2021-27913" ],
"summary" : "Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm",
"details" : "## ✍️ Description\nThe function mt_rand is used to generate session tokens, this function is cryptographically flawed due to its nature being one pseudorandomness, an attacker can take advantage of the cryptographically insecure nature of this function to enumerate session tokens for accounts that are not under his/her control\n\n## 🕵️♂️ Proof of Concept\nNumerous examples and attack implementations can be found in this paper . If you're looking for a practical tool that can crack your mt_rand implementation's seed value, see this project and run the following commands in a console with php5 and OpenWall's tool installed:\n\n`root$ php -r 'mt_srand(13333337); echo mt_rand( ), \"\\n\";'`\nAfter that, copy the output (1863134308) and execute the following commands:\n\n`root$ gcc php_mt_seed.c -o php_mt_seedroot$ ./php_mt_seed 1863134308`\nAfter waiting ~1 minute you should have a few possible seeds corresponding to their PHP versions, next to your installed PHP version you should see something akin to:\n\nseed = 0x00cb7359 = 13333337 (PHP 7.1.0+)\nHey, that's your seed!\n\n## 💥 Impact\nAn attacker could takeover accounts at random by enumerating and using access tokens.\n\n## 📝 References\n\n- https://openwall.com/php_mt_seedhttps://crypto.di.uoa.gr/CRYPTO.SEC/Randomness_Attacks_files/paper.pdf\n- https://github.com/mautic/mautic/blob/5213e320b4ef4d0c51bb84c1d46a1071e8e4f7fc/app/bundles/PointBundle/Controller/TriggerController.php#L187\n- https://github.com/mautic/mautic/releases/tag/3.3.4\n- https://github.com/mautic/mautic/releases/tag/4.0.0",
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"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
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"url" : "https://github.com/mautic/mautic/commit/d1cad766a2de74e6c6b89d6d78c2a5f2e36ba91c"
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"url" : "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mautic/core/CVE-2021-27913.yaml"
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"database_specific" : {
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"severity" : "LOW",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2021-08-30T18:02:40Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2021-08-30T16:15:00Z"
}
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