CVE-2023-29200

medium

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.

References

https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3

https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6f3e705f4ff23f4419563d09d8485793569f31df

https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-file-manager

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-04-25

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00404