Contao: Unencoded insert tags in the frontend
The advisory, in context
Impact
It is possible to inject insert tags via the form generator if the submitted form data is output on the page in a specific way.
Patches
Update to Contao 4.13.40 or 5.3.4.
Workarounds
Do not output the submitted form data on the website.
References
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-the-form-generator
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.
Affected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
From 4.0.0 before 4.13.40
Fixed in 4.13.40
277 explicitly affected versions
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1.0, 4.1.0-RC1, 4.1.0-beta1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.10.0, 4.10.0-RC1, 4.10.0-RC2, 4.10.0-RC3, 4.10.0-RC4, 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.10.3, 4.10.4, 4.10.5, 4.10.6, 4.10.7, 4.11.0, 4.11.0-RC1, 4.11.0-RC2, 4.11.1, 4.11.2, 4.11.3, 4.11.4, 4.11.5, 4.11.6, 4.11.7, 4.11.8, 4.11.9, 4.12.0, 4.12.0-RC1, 4.12.0-RC2, 4.12.0-RC3, 4.12.1, 4.12.2, 4.12.3, 4.12.4, 4.12.5, 4.12.6, 4.12.7, 4.13.0, 4.13.0-RC1, 4.13.0-RC2, 4.13.0-RC3, 4.13.1, 4.13.10, 4.13.11, 4.13.12, 4.13.13, 4.13.14, 4.13.15, 4.13.16, 4.13.17, 4.13.18, 4.13.19, 4.13.2, 4.13.20, 4.13.21, 4.13.22, 4.13.23, 4.13.24, 4.13.25, 4.13.26, 4.13.27, 4.13.28, 4.13.29, 4.13.3, 4.13.30, 4.13.31, 4.13.32, 4.13.33, 4.13.34, 4.13.35, 4.13.36, 4.13.37, 4.13.38, 4.13.39, 4.13.4, 4.13.5, 4.13.6, 4.13.7, 4.13.8, 4.13.9, 4.2.0, 4.2.0-RC1, 4.2.0-beta1, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.3.0, 4.3.0-RC1, 4.3.1, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.4.0, 4.4.0-RC1, 4.4.0-RC2, 4.4.0-beta1, 4.4.1, 4.4.10, 4.4.11, 4.4.12, 4.4.13, 4.4.14, 4.4.15, 4.4.16, 4.4.17, 4.4.18, 4.4.19, 4.4.2, 4.4.20, 4.4.21, 4.4.22, 4.4.23, 4.4.24, 4.4.25, 4.4.26, 4.4.27, 4.4.28, 4.4.29, 4.4.3, 4.4.30, 4.4.31, 4.4.32, 4.4.33, 4.4.34, 4.4.35, 4.4.36, 4.4.37, 4.4.38, 4.4.39, 4.4.4, 4.4.40, 4.4.41, 4.4.42, 4.4.43, 4.4.44, 4.4.45, 4.4.46, 4.4.47, 4.4.48, 4.4.49, 4.4.5, 4.4.50, 4.4.51, 4.4.52, 4.4.53, 4.4.54, 4.4.55, 4.4.56, 4.4.57, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 4.4.9, 4.5.0, 4.5.0-RC1, 4.5.0-RC2, 4.5.0-beta1, 4.5.0-beta2, 4.5.0-beta3, 4.5.1, 4.5.10, 4.5.11, 4.5.12, 4.5.13, 4.5.14, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.5.7, 4.5.8, 4.5.9, 4.6.0, 4.6.0-RC1, 4.6.0-RC2, 4.6.0-RC3, 4.6.1, 4.6.10, 4.6.11, 4.6.12, 4.6.13, 4.6.14, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.7, 4.6.8, 4.6.9, 4.7.0, 4.7.0-RC1, 4.7.0-RC2, 4.7.0-RC3, 4.7.0-RC4, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.5, 4.7.6, 4.7.7, 4.8.0, 4.8.0-RC1, 4.8.0-RC2, 4.8.1, 4.8.2, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.5, 4.8.6, 4.8.7, 4.8.8, 4.9.0, 4.9.0-RC1, 4.9.0-RC2, 4.9.1, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 4.9.12, 4.9.13, 4.9.14, 4.9.15, 4.9.16, 4.9.17, 4.9.18, 4.9.19, 4.9.2, 4.9.20, 4.9.21, 4.9.22, 4.9.23, 4.9.24, 4.9.25, 4.9.26, 4.9.27, 4.9.28, 4.9.29, 4.9.3, 4.9.30, 4.9.31, 4.9.32, 4.9.33, 4.9.34, 4.9.35, 4.9.36, 4.9.37, 4.9.38, 4.9.39, 4.9.4, 4.9.40, 4.9.41, 4.9.42, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9
View affected-version evidence
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Fixed in 5.3.4
55 explicitly affected versions
5.0.0, 5.0.0-RC1, 5.0.0-RC2, 5.0.0-RC3, 5.0.0-RC4, 5.0.1, 5.0.10, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.1.0, 5.1.0-RC1, 5.1.0-RC2, 5.1.0-RC3, 5.1.1, 5.1.10, 5.1.11, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 5.1.8, 5.1.9, 5.2.0, 5.2.0-RC1, 5.2.0-RC2, 5.2.0-RC3, 5.2.0-RC4, 5.2.0-RC5, 5.2.0-RC6, 5.2.1, 5.2.10, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.3.0, 5.3.0-RC1, 5.3.0-RC2, 5.3.0-RC3, 5.3.0-RC4, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-747v-52c4-8vj8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28191
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/388859dcf110ca70e0fae68a2a5579ab6a702919
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/474a2fc25f1d84d786aba8c6d234af99e64d016b
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insert-tag-injection-via-the-form-generator
- https://github.com/contao/contao