Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Mautic 2.11.0 and earlier are reported to allow cross-site scripting through the company name field. If a vulnerable instance is still used, an attacker may cause JavaScript to run in a user's browser and potentially disrupt use. The sources do not provide severity scoring, affected deployment detail, or a named fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy exposure check rather than a confirmed emergency. Prioritize it if Mautic is business-critical, internet-facing, or stores customer marketing data. The absence of severity and exploitation evidence lowers confidence, not the need to inventory.
Technical view
CVE-2017-1000506 describes XSS in Mautic's company name handling for version 2.11.0 and earlier. The reported impact is denial of service and JavaScript execution. Public data in the bundle lacks CVSS, CWE mapping, exploit evidence, and concrete remediation details beyond the upstream issue reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Mautic 2.11.0 or earlier, especially internet-accessible marketing automation portals with editable company data. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs or hosted-service exposure.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue is old, published in 2018, but legacy Mautic deployments may remain exposed if they were never upgraded or remediated.
Researcher notes
The record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch version, or exploit-status evidence is included. Analysis should stay anchored to Mautic 2.11.0 and earlier and the company name XSS claim until upstream issue or release notes confirm more detail.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory all Mautic deployments and identify versions at or below 2.11.0.
- Check Mautic vendor guidance and issue history for the appropriate fixed upgrade path.
- Upgrade affected instances if a supported fixed version is available from Mautic.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users while remediation is planned.
- Review company-name input and rendering paths for proper output encoding.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any production or staging Mautic instance runs version 2.11.0 or earlier.
- Review Mautic records for unexpected changes to company name fields.
- Check application logs for suspicious edits involving company profile data.
- Run only authorized, non-destructive XSS validation in a test environment.
- Verify remediation by confirming vendor-fixed code or an upgraded Mautic version.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/5222CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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