CVE-2021-35210
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Contao 4.5.x through 4.9.x before 4.9.16, and 4.10.x through 4.11.x before 4.11.5, allows XSS. It is possible to inject code into the tl_log table that will be executed in the browser when the system log is called in the back end.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-h58v-c6rf-g9f7Cross site scripting in the system log2021-07-01ghsa · osvUS
### Impact It is possible to inject code into the `tl_log` table that will be executed in the browser when the system log is called in the back end. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.9.16 or 4.11.5. ### Workarounds Disable the system log module in the back end for all users (especially admin users). ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-the-system-log-2021 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in [contao/contao](https://github.com/contao/contao/issues/new/choose).
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references (8)
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- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-the-system-log-2021.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-h58v-c6rf-g9f7cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-privilege-escalation-via-Barfoo-User-35757cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021062812cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-the-system-log-2021.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-h58v-c6rf-g9f7enisa_euvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-the-system-log-2021.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-h58v-c6rf-g9f7Third Party Advisorynvd
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