Contao before 5.5.6 allows XSS via an SVG document. This affects (in contao/core-bundle in Composer) 4.x before 4.13.54, 5.0.x through 5.3.x before 5.3.30, and 5.4.x and 5.5..x before 5.5.6.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00176.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Contao
  • Contao

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads cve-icon cve-icon
https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/contao-5-4-1-malicious-file-upload-xss-in-svg-30edb8820ecb cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00156}

 epss

{'score': 0.00169}

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contao 5.4.1 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a SVG file containing malicious javascript code into the target system. If the file is accessed through the website, it could lead to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary code via a crafted javascript to the target. Contao before 5.5.6 allows XSS via an SVG document. This affects (in contao/core-bundle in Composer) 4.x before 4.13.54, 5.0.x through 5.3.x before 5.3.30, and 5.4.x and 5.5..x before 5.5.6.
Weaknesses CWE-434
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Contao
Contao contao
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Contao
Contao contao
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contao 5.4.1 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a SVG file containing malicious javascript code into the target system. If the file is accessed through the website, it could lead to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary code via a crafted javascript to the target.
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-27T21:27:09.128Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-45965

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-02T20:30:10.904Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-02T20:15:11.320

Modified: 2025-08-27T22:15:45.610

Link: CVE-2024-45965

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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