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CVE-2023-29200

Contao is an open source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.40, 4.13.21, and 5.1.4, logged in users can li

Contao is an open source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.40, 4.13.21, and 5.1.4, logged in users can list arbitrary system files in the file manager by manipulating the Ajax request. However, it is not possible to read the contents of these files.

Users should update to Contao 4.9.40, 4.13.21 or 5.1.4 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00578
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
contao>= 2.0 and < 4.9.40
contao>= 4.10.0 and < 4.13.21
contao>= 5.0.0 and < 5.1.4
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Apr 2023 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-file-managerVendor Advisory
https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6f3e705f4ff23f4419563d09d8485793569f31dfPatch
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3Vendor Advisory
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