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How the CVE Works:
The vulnerability (CVE-2023-XXXX) in Mautic allows unauthenticated users to access unpublished page previews due to insufficient authorization checks. Preview URLs follow a predictable pattern (e.g., /page/preview/1), enabling attackers to enumerate and view draft content. Search engines may index these URLs, exposing sensitive or unfinished pages publicly. The flaw stems from missing role-based access controls (RBAC) in the preview endpoint, permitting unauthorized retrieval of unpublished data.
DailyCVE Form:
Platform: Mautic
Version: <4.4.8
Vulnerability: Unauthenticated preview access
Severity: Medium
Date: 2023-XX-XX
Prediction: Patch expected by Q3 2023
What Undercode Say:
Exploitation:
- URL Enumeration: Attackers brute-force `/page/preview/
` to discover unpublished pages.</li> <li>Search Engine Discovery: Crawlers index exposed previews via sitemaps or links.</li> <li>Data Harvesting: Scripts scrape previews for sensitive data (e.g., <code>curl http://target/page/preview/[1-100]`). <h2 style="color: blue;">Protection:</h2> <h2 style="color: blue;">1. Patch Upgrade: Update to Mautic ≥4.4.8.</h2> <h2 style="color: blue;">2. .htaccess Mitigation: Block unauthorized access:</h2> [bash] RewriteRule ^page/preview/. - [F,L]
<h2 style=”color: blue;”>3. WAF Rules: Add regex filter for/page/preview/\d+`.
- Auth Bypass Fix: Modify PHP to enforce session validation:
if (!$user->isAuthenticated()) { throw new AccessDeniedException(); } - Log Monitoring: Alert on repeated preview access attempts:
grep "GET /page/preview" /var/log/mautic/access.log | awk '{print $1}' | uniq -c
Analytics:
- Impact: Low confidentiality risk if drafts contain no sensitive data.
- Exploit Complexity: Low (no advanced tools required).
- Patch Reliability: High (fixed via RBAC enforcement).
References:
- Mautic Changelog: [bash]
- CVE Details: [bash]
Sources:
Reported By: github.com
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