CVE-2024-45612
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In affected versions an untrusted user can inject insert tags into the canonical tag, which are then replaced on the web page (front end). Users are advised to update to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3. Users unable to upgrade should 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
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (15)
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advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- 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-2xpq-xp6c-5mgjContao affected by insert tag injection via canonical URL2024-09-17ghsa · osvUS
### Impact It is possible to inject insert tags in canonical URLs which will be replaced when the page is rendered. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3. ### Workarounds Disable canonical tags in the settings of the website root page. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-canonical-urls ### 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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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-canonical-urlscnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-45612/cnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-2xpq-xp6c-5mgjcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-Cross-Site-Scripting-dated-17-09-2024-45172cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-canonical-urlsenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-2xpq-xp6c-5mgjenisa_euvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-canonical-urlsVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-2xpq-xp6c-5mgjVendor Advisorynvd
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