Medium severity · published Aug 12, 2021
CVE-2021-35955
Contao >=4.0.0 allows backend XSS via HTML attributes to an HTML field
4.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contao >=4.0.0 allows backend XSS via HTML attributes to an HTML field. Fixed in 4.4.56, 4.9.18, 4.11.7.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Contao · Contao
4.0.0 before 4.4.56; 4.5.0 before 4.9.18; 4.10.0 before 4.11.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35955
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35955
Vendor Advisory
https://contao.org/en/news/contao-4-9-16-and-4-11-5-are-available.html
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp
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