CVE-2023-36806 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-36806

Contao cross site scripting vulnerability via input unit widget

Vulnerability Description

Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to versions 4.9.42, 4.13.28, and 5.1.10, it is possible for untrusted backend users to inject malicious code into headline fields in the back end, which will be executed both in the element preview (back end) and on the website (front end). Installations are only affected if there are untrusted back end users who have the rights to modify headline fields, or other fields using the input unit widget. Contao 4.9.42, 4.13.28, and 5.1.10 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable the login for all untrusted back end users.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

contao
Vulnerable Versions:
>= 4.0.0, < 4.9.42, >= 4.10.0, < 4.13.28, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.10

Timeline

Official Publish: July 25th, 2023
Last Modified: February 13th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)