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CVE-2023-29200

Directory traversal in the file manager

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
25 Apr 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.9.40, 4.13.21, 5.1.4
Also known as
GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3
Sources
NVD, Project advisories (GitHub)

Description

Contao is an open source content management system. Prior to versions 4.9.40, 4.13.21, and 5.1.4, logged in users can list arbitrary system files in the file manager by manipulating the Ajax request. However, it is not possible to read the contents of these files. Users should update to Contao 4.9.40, 4.13.21 or 5.1.4 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ContaoServers and applications · cpe:a:contao:contao
  • From 2.0 before 4.9.40
  • From 4.10.0 before 4.13.21
  • From 5.0.0 before 5.1.4
ContaoServers and applications · github:contao/contao
  • From 2.0.0 before 4.9.40

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29200
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29200
  • GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3
  • github.com https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3