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Contao discloses sensitive information in the front end search index

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 4.9.14 and prior to 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1, protected content elements that are rendered as fragments are indexed and become publicly available in the front end search. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1. A workaround involves disabling the front end search.

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CVEs
CVE-2025-57756
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC · Revision 1

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Contao discloses sensitive information in the front end search index

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Aug 2025, 16:31 UTC

Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 4.9.14 and prior to 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1, protected content elements that are rendered as fragments are indexed and become publicly available in the front end search. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1. A workaround involves disabling the front end search.

osv:CVE-2025-57756
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-57756",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Contao discloses sensitive information in the front end search index",
    "summary": "Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 4.9.14 and prior to 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1, protected content elements that are rendered as fragments are indexed and become publicly available in the front end search. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.56, 5.3.38, and 5.6.1. A workaround involves disabling the front end search.",
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      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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}