High severity · published Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2024-45398
Contao is an Open Source CMS
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In affected versions a back end user with access to the file manager can upload malicious files and execute them on the server. Users are advised to update to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3. Users unable to update are advised to configure their web server so it does not execute PHP files and other scripts in the Contao file upload directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% 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 4.13.49; 5.0.0 before 5.3.15; 5.4.0 before 5.4.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45398
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45398
Vendor Advisory
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-command-execution-through-file-uploads
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vm6r-j788-hjh5
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