CVE-2025-5256 json
Open Redirect vulnerability on user unlock path
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-6vx9-9r2g-8373 , EUVD-2025-16192
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SummaryThis advisory addresses an Open Redirection vulnerability in Mautic's user unlocking endpoint. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to redirect legitimate users to malicious websites, potentially leading to phishing attacks or the delivery of exploit kits.
Open Redirection via returnUrl Parameter: An Open Redirection vulnerability exists in the /s/action/unlock/user.user/0 endpoint. The returnUrl parameter, intended for post-action redirection, is not properly validated. This allows an attacker to craft a URL that, when clicked by a user, redirects them to an arbitrary external website controlled by the attacker.
MitigationUpdate Mautic to a version that properly validates or sanitizes the returnUrl parameter to ensure that redirects only occur to trusted, internal URLs or explicitly whitelisted domains.
Patch / fix
- packagist mautic/core 4.4.16, 5.2.6, 6.0.2
- Mautic Mautic < 6.0.2, < 5.2.6, < 4.4.16
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | mautic/core | >=1.0.0, <4.4.16 >=5.0.0-alpha, <5.2.6 >=6.0.0-alpha, <6.0.2 |
4.4.16 5.2.6 6.0.2 |
Affected products
- Mautic Mautic
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-5256
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6vx9-9r2g-8373
- NVD CVE-2025-5256
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