CVE-2024-45965
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Contao before 5.5.6 allows XSS via an SVG document. This affects (in contao/core-bundle in Composer) 4.x before 4.13.54, 5.0.x through 5.3.x before 5.3.30, and 5.4.x and 5.5..x before 5.5.6.
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-mrw8-5368-phm3Duplicate Advisory: Contao allows admin an account to upload SVG file containing malicious JavaScript2024-10-02ghsa · osvUS
## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description Contao 5.4.1 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a SVG file containing malicious javascript code into the target system. If the file is accessed through the website, it could lead to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary code via a crafted javascript to the target.
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references (10)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-45965cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploadscnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-45965/cnnvd
- https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/contao-5-4-1-malicious-file-upload-xss-in-svg-30edb8820ecbcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45965cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-file-upload-via-File-Manager-45171cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploadsenisa_euvd
- https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/contao-5-4-1-malicious-file-upload-xss-in-svg-30edb8820ecbenisa_euvd
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