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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2025-5256 json

Open Redirect vulnerability on user unlock path

published 2025-05-28 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo 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

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
17 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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

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