Contao affected by remote command execution through file upload
The advisory, in context
Impact
Back end users with access to the file manager can upload malicious files and execute them on the server.
Patches
Update to Contao 4.13.49, 5.3.15 or 5.4.3.
Workarounds
Configure your web server so it does not execute PHP files and other scripts in the Contao file upload directory.
References
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-command-execution-through-file-uploads
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.
Credits
Thanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.
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 4.13.49
Fixed in 4.13.49
286 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, 4.13.40, 4.13.41, 4.13.42, 4.13.43, 4.13.44, 4.13.45, 4.13.46, 4.13.47, 4.13.48, 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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}From 5.0.0 before 5.3.15
Fixed in 5.3.15
62 explicitly affected versions
5.0.0, 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, 5.3.10, 5.3.11, 5.3.12, 5.3.13, 5.3.14, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6, 5.3.7, 5.3.8, 5.3.9
View affected-version evidence
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}From 5.4.0 before 5.4.3
Fixed in 5.4.3
3 explicitly affected versions
5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-vm6r-j788-hjh5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45398
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/9445d509f12a7f1b68a4794dcc5e3e459b363ebb
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/a7e39f96ac8fdc281f7caaa96e01deb0e24ac7d3
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/f3db59ffe5a6c0e1f705b3230ebd5ff16865280e
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-command-execution-through-file-uploads
- https://github.com/contao/contao