CVE-2022-24899
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.045 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Contao is a powerful open source CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications. In versions of Contao prior to 4.13.3 it is possible to inject code into the canonical tag. As a workaround users may disable canonical tags in the root page settings.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.2
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-m8x6-6r63-qvj2Cross site scripting via canonical tag in Contao2022-05-20ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Untrusted users can inject malicious code into the canonical tag, which is then executed on the web page (front end). ### Patches Update to Contao 4.13.3. ### Workarounds Disable canonical tags in the root page settings. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-via-canonical-url ### 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).
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-via-canonical-url.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-24899/cnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/199206849a87ddd0fa5cf674eb3c58292fd8366ccnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-m8x6-6r63-qvj2cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Canonical-URL-38256cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-via-canonical-url.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/199206849a87ddd0fa5cf674eb3c58292fd8366cenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-m8x6-6r63-qvj2enisa_euvd
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