Contao core bundle vulnerable to cross site scripting in the file manager
Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to version 4.13.40 and 5.3.4, users can inject malicious code in filenames when uploading files (back end and front end), which is then executed in tooltips and popups in the back end. Contao versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, remove upload fields from frontend forms and disable uploads for untrusted back end users.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2024-28190
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 11:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Contao core bundle vulnerable to cross site scripting in the file manager
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Apr 2024, 13:48 UTC
Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to version 4.13.40 and 5.3.4, users can inject malicious code in filenames when uploading files (back end and front end), which is then executed in tooltips and popups in the back end. Contao versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, remove upload fields from frontend forms and disable uploads for untrusted back end users.
osv:CVE-2024-28190
Complete source record
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