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Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 25, 2024

Package

composer contao/contao (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 4.0.0, < 4.4.1

Patched versions

4.4.1
composer contao/core (Composer)
>= 3.0.0, < 3.5.28
3.5.28
composer contao/core-bundle (Composer)
>= 4.0.0, < 4.4.1
4.4.1

Description

A logged in back end user can include arbitrary PHP files by manipulating an URL parameter. Since Contao does not allow to upload PHP files in the file manager, the attack is limited to the existing PHP files on the server.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 21, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Apr 25, 2024
Last updated Apr 25, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.317%
(71st percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-10993

GHSA ID

GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx

Source code

No known source code
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