Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, it is possible to inject code into the template output that will be executed in the browser in the front end and back end. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.57, 5.3.42, and 5.6.5. A workaround for this issue involves not using the affected templates or patch them manually.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, it is possible to inject code into the template output that will be executed in the browser in the front end and back end. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.57, 5.3.42, and 5.6.5. A workaround for this issue involves not using the affected templates or patch them manually.
Title Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates
Weaknesses CWE-87
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-25T19:29:04.630Z

Reserved: 2025-11-18T16:14:56.694Z

Link: CVE-2025-65961

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-25T19:28:57.580Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-25T19:15:51.387

Modified: 2025-11-25T22:16:16.690

Link: CVE-2025-65961

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