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CVE-2024-47057

Mautic allows user name enumeration due to response time difference on password reset form

Impact

### Summary This advisory addresses a security vulnerability in Mautic related to the "Forget your password" functionality. This vulnerability could be exploited by unauthenticated users to enumerate valid usernames. User Enumeration via Timing Attack: A user enumeration vulnerability exists in the "Forget your password" functionality. Differences in response times for existing and non-existing users, combined with a lack of request limiting, allow an attacker to determine the existence of usernames through a timing-based attack. ### Mitigation Please update to a version that addresses this timing vulnerability, where password reset responses are normalized to respond at the same time regardless of user existence. ### Workarounds None If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Email us at security@mautic.org

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
composermautic/core>= 1.0.0, < 4.4.164.4.16

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