CVE-2025-29790
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 13 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Contao is an Open Source CMS. Users can upload SVG files with malicious code, which is then executed in the back end and/or front end. This vulnerability is fixed in Contao 4.13.54, 5.3.30, or 5.5.6.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–5.4
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affected products (15)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0576Contao: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2025-03-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Contao ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626Contao Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through SVG uploads2025-03-18ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Users can upload SVG files with malicious code, which is then executed in the back end and/or front end. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.13.54, 5.3.30 or 5.5.6. ### Workarounds Remove `svg,svgz` from the allowed upload file types in the system settings and from `contao.editable_files` in the `config.yaml`. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads ### 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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-29790cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploadscnnvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Contao-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-SVG-Uploads-46616cnnvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploadsenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626enisa_euvd
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploadsVendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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