CVE-2025-7381VulnerabilityPublished 9 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7381: Docker Mautic · CWE-497

Affects Docker MauticSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-7381 effectively, European organizations should implement the following specific actions: 1) Immediately update the Mautic Docker images to versions beyond the affected releases once patches are available. 2) Manually edit the PHP configuration file located at /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini within the Docker container to set 'expose_php = Off'. This change suppresses the PHP version disclosure in HTTP headers. 3) Incorporate configuration checks into CI/CD pipelines to ensure 'expose_php' remains disabled in all PHP-based containers before deployment. 4) Conduct regular security audits and penetration tests focusing on information disclosure vectors to detect similar misconfigurations. 5) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) to filter or modify HTTP response headers, removing or obfuscating the 'X-Powered-By' header as an additional layer of defense. 6) Monitor network traffic for unusual reconnaissance patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts. 7) Educate development and operations teams about the risks of exposing system information and enforce secure defaults in containerized environments.

Description

ImpactThis is an information disclosure vulnerability originating from PHP's base image. This vulnerability exposes the PHP version through an X-Powered-By header, which attackers could exploit to fingerprint the server and identify potential weaknesses. WorkaroundsThe mitigation requires changing the expose_php variable from "On" to "Off" in the file located at /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini.

Impact

For European organizations using Mautic Docker images in their marketing automation or customer engagement platforms, this vulnerability could facilitate reconnaissance activities by threat actors. By revealing the PHP version, attackers can tailor their attack strategies to exploit known vulnerabilities in that specific PHP version or related components. Although the vulnerability itself does not directly compromise data confidentiality, integrity, or availability, it lowers the barrier for attackers to identify exploitable weaknesses, potentially leading to more severe attacks such as remote code execution or privilege escalation if combined with other vulnerabilities. This is particularly relevant for organizations handling sensitive customer data under GDPR regulations, where any breach could result in significant legal and financial repercussions. Additionally, organizations relying on Dockerized deployments may have automated update pipelines; failure to promptly update or configure the PHP environment securely could prolong exposure. The medium severity rating suggests that while immediate risk is moderate, the vulnerability should not be ignored, especially in high-value or regulated environments common in Europe.

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.
Architecture and Design · Implementation
Production applications should never use methods that generate internal details such as stack traces and error messages unless that information is directly committed to a log that is not viewable by the end user.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V14.3.2 (opens in a new tab)
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Web Application Fingerprinting (opens in a new tab)
System Location Discovery (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/mautic/docker-mautic/security/advisories/GHSA-89jm-p7jf-x8jx (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 16 Jul 2025, 21:03 UTC

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