CWE-612

Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information

The product creates a search index of private or sensitive documents, but it does not properly limit index access to actors who are authorized to see the original information.

CVE-2025-57756 (GCVE-0-2025-57756)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-28 16:31 – Updated: 2025-08-28 17:49
VLAI
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.
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-612 - Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
contao contao Affected: >= 4.9.14, < 4.13.56
Affected: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.3.38
Affected: >= 5.4.0-RC1, < 5.6.1
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