Medium severity · published Apr 25, 2023
CVE-2023-29200
Contao is an open source content management system
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contao is an open source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.40, 4.13.21, and 5.1.4, logged in users can list arbitrary system files in the file manager by manipulating the Ajax request. However, it is not possible to read the contents of these files. Users should update to Contao 4.9.40, 4.13.21 or 5.1.4 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Contao · Contao
2.0 before 4.9.40; 4.10.0 before 4.13.21; 5.0.0 before 5.1.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29200
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29200
Vendor Advisory
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-file-manager
Patch
https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6f3e705f4ff23f4419563d09d8485793569f31df
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3
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