CVE-2025-9824: Mautic/core Mautic Vulnerable To User Enumeration Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2025-9824 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.9) mautic vulnerable to user enumeration vulnerability (CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy) affecting Mautic/core libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves mautic vulnerable to user enumeration via response timing. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.4.17, 5.2.8, 6.0.5.
CVE-2025-9824 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.9
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2025-9824
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 4.4.17
Upgrade mautic/core to 5.2.8
Upgrade mautic/core to 6.0.5
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-2025-9824, 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 4.4.17), 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-204: Observable Response Discrepancy, where the product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere. 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-2025-9824 Affected Mautic/core Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
mautic/core
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.4.0
< 4.4.17
|
4.4.17
|
|
mautic/core
|
Packagist |
≥ 5.0.0-alpha
< 5.2.8
|
5.2.8
|
|
mautic/core
|
Packagist |
≥ 6.0.0-alpha
< 6.0.5
|
6.0.5
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-3ggv-qwcp-j6xg",
"modified" : "2025-09-03T22:20:16Z",
"published" : "2025-09-03T22:20:16Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-9824" ],
"summary" : "Mautic Vulnerable to User Enumeration via Response Timing",
"details" : "### Impact\nThe attacker can validate if a user exists by checking the time login returns. This timing difference can be used to enumerate valid usernames, after which an attacker could attempt brute force attacks.\n\n### Patches\nThis vulnerability has been patched, implementing a timing-safe form login authenticator that ensures consistent response times regardless of whether a user exists or not.\n\n### Technical Details\nThe vulnerability was caused by different response times when:\n- A valid username was provided (password hashing occurred)\n- An invalid username was provided (no password hashing occurred)\n\nThe fix introduces a `TimingSafeFormLoginAuthenticator` that performs a dummy password hash verification even for non-existent users, ensuring consistent timing.\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds are available. Users should upgrade to the patched version.\n\n### References\n- https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/03-Identity_Management_Testing/04-Testing_for_Account_Enumeration_and_Guessable_User_Account\n- https://github.com/mautic/mautic-security/pull/146",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "mautic/core"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "4.4.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "4.4.17"
} ]
} ]
}, {
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"ecosystem" : "Packagist",
"name" : "mautic/core"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "5.0.0-alpha"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
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"name" : "mautic/core"
},
"ranges" : [ {
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}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/mautic/mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-3ggv-qwcp-j6xg"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9824"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/mautic/mautic/commit/6bc4f5f1aabb13df12714ad0ea9fc281cbb867c6"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/mautic/mautic/commit/b4264c717ce31fbafafcefc04b02ecb9fb911e62"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/mautic/mautic"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-204" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2025-09-03T22:20:16Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2025-09-03T15:15:49Z"
}
}