Information disclosure in Contao
CVE-2024-28235
Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 4.9.0 and prior to versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4, when checking for broken links on protected pages, Contao sends the cookie header to external urls as well, the passed options for the http client are used for all requests. Contao versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable crawling protected pages.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Contao — versions >= 4.9.0, < 4.13.40, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28235?
- CVE-2024-28235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contao, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2024-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28235?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.