CVE-2024-45604
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In affected versions authenticated users in the back end can list files outside the document root in the file selector widget. Users are advised to update to Contao 4.13.49. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2152Contao: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Contao ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-4p75-5p53-65m9Contao affected by directory traversal in the file selector widget2024-09-17ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Back end users can list files outside their file mounts or the document root in the FileSelector widget. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.13.49. ### Workarounds None. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widget ### 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). ### Credits Thanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.
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references (8)
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- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widgetcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-45604/cnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-4p75-5p53-65m9cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-directory-traversal-via-FileSelector-45170cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widgetenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-4p75-5p53-65m9enisa_euvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widgetVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-4p75-5p53-65m9Third Party Advisorynvd
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