# CVE-2024-47053: Improper Authorization in Reporting API

> Authenticated users can bypass reporting permissions to access all report data via the API, regardless of their assigned roles.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xv7-g2q3-fqgc

## What is CVE-2024-47053?

CVE-2024-47053 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mautic/core, published on 26 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This advisory addresses an authorization vulnerability in Mautic's HTTP Basic Authentication implementation. This flaw could allow unauthorized access to sensitive report data.

  *  Improper Authorization: An authorization flaw exists in Mautic's API Authorization implementation. Any authenticated user, regardless of assigned roles or permissions, can access all reports and their associated data via the API. This bypasses the intended access controls governed by the "Reporting Permissions > View Own" and "Reporting Permissions > View Others" permissions, which should restrict access to non-System Reports.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47053?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including mautic/core. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mautic/core` | Packagist | From 1.0.1 | 5.2.3 |
| `mautic/core` | Packagist | From 1.0.1 | 5.2.3 |

Products: Acquia Mautic.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47053?

Upgrade mautic/core to 5.2.3 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-47053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-25772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25772/): Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Mautic's tracking pixel functionality (critical 9.6)
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- [CVE-2020-35124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35124/): XSS vulnerability leveraged through referrers could allow un-authorized admin access in Mautic (critical 9.6)
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- [CVE-2020-35128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35128/): Mautic stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47053 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47053 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mautic/core, published on 26 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mautic/core (Packagist): affected from 1.0.1; fixed in 5.2.3
- mautic/core (Packagist): affected from 1.0.1; fixed in 5.2.3

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47053/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47053/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47053
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47053
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47053

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47053/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.