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GHSA-VM6R-J788-HJH5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 14:58 – Updated: 2024-09-17 22:24
VLAI
Summary
Contao affected by remote command execution through file upload
Details

Impact

Back end users with access to the file manager can upload malicious files and execute them on the server.

Patches

Update to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3.

Workarounds

Configure your web server so it does not execute PHP files and other scripts in the Contao file upload directory.

References

https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-command-execution-through-file-uploads

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.

Credits

Thanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.

Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "details": "### Impact\n\nBack end users with access to the file manager can upload malicious files and execute them on the server.\n\n### Patches\n\nUpdate to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nConfigure your web server so it does not execute PHP files and other scripts in the Contao file upload directory.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-command-execution-through-file-uploads\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in [contao/contao](https://github.com/contao/contao/issues/new/choose).\n\n### Credits\n\nThanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.",
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  "modified": "2024-09-17T22:24:36Z",
  "published": "2024-09-17T14:58:35Z",
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  "summary": "Contao affected by remote command execution through file upload"
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