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GHSA-VQQR-FGMH-F626

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-18 21:07 – Updated: 2025-04-17 12:44
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Summary
Contao Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through SVG uploads
Details

Impact

Users can upload SVG files with malicious code, which is then executed in the back end and/or front end.

Patches

Update to Contao 4.13.54, 5.3.30 or 5.5.6.

Workarounds

Remove svg,svgz from the allowed upload file types in the system settings and from contao.editable_files in the config.yaml.

References

https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.

Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "contao/core-bundle"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.13.54"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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            }
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      },
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            {
              "introduced": "5.4.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.5.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-29790"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-18T21:07:17Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-18T19:15:50Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nUsers can upload SVG files with malicious code, which is then executed in the back end and/or front end.\n\n### Patches\n\nUpdate to Contao 4.13.54, 5.3.30 or 5.5.6.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nRemove `svg,svgz` from the allowed upload file types in the system settings and from `contao.editable_files` in the `config.yaml`.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in [contao/contao](https://github.com/contao/contao/issues/new/choose).",
  "id": "GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626",
  "modified": "2025-04-17T12:44:08Z",
  "published": "2025-03-18T21:07:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqr-fgmh-f626"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29790"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/contao/contao"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Contao Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) through SVG uploads"
}



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