Contao can disclose sensitive information in the news module
The advisory, in context
Impact
If a news feed contains protected news archives, their news items are not filtered and become publicly available in the RSS feed.
Patches
Update to Contao 5.3.38 or 5.6.1.
Workarounds
Do not add protected news archives to the news feed page.
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 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.3.38
Fixed in 5.3.38
89 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, 5.3.10, 5.3.11, 5.3.12, 5.3.13, 5.3.14, 5.3.15, 5.3.16, 5.3.17, 5.3.18, 5.3.19, 5.3.2, 5.3.20, 5.3.21, 5.3.22, 5.3.23, 5.3.24, 5.3.25, 5.3.26, 5.3.27, 5.3.28, 5.3.29, 5.3.3, 5.3.30, 5.3.31, 5.3.32, 5.3.33, 5.3.34, 5.3.35, 5.3.36, 5.3.37, 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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Fixed in 5.6.1
44 explicitly affected versions
5.4.0, 5.4.0-RC1, 5.4.0-RC2, 5.4.0-RC3, 5.4.0-RC4, 5.4.1, 5.4.10, 5.4.11, 5.4.12, 5.4.13, 5.4.14, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.4.7, 5.4.8, 5.4.9, 5.5.0, 5.5.0-RC1, 5.5.0-RC2, 5.5.0-RC3, 5.5.0-RC4, 5.5.1, 5.5.10, 5.5.11, 5.5.12, 5.5.13, 5.5.14, 5.5.15, 5.5.16, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.6.0, 5.6.0-RC1, 5.6.0-RC2, 5.6.0-RC3
View affected-version evidence
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Fixed in 5.3.38
89 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, 5.3.10, 5.3.11, 5.3.12, 5.3.13, 5.3.14, 5.3.15, 5.3.16, 5.3.17, 5.3.18, 5.3.19, 5.3.2, 5.3.20, 5.3.21, 5.3.22, 5.3.23, 5.3.24, 5.3.25, 5.3.26, 5.3.27, 5.3.28, 5.3.29, 5.3.3, 5.3.30, 5.3.31, 5.3.32, 5.3.33, 5.3.34, 5.3.35, 5.3.36, 5.3.37, 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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Fixed in 5.6.1
44 explicitly affected versions
5.4.0, 5.4.0-RC1, 5.4.0-RC2, 5.4.0-RC3, 5.4.0-RC4, 5.4.1, 5.4.10, 5.4.11, 5.4.12, 5.4.13, 5.4.14, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.4.7, 5.4.8, 5.4.9, 5.5.0, 5.5.0-RC1, 5.5.0-RC2, 5.5.0-RC3, 5.5.0-RC4, 5.5.1, 5.5.10, 5.5.11, 5.5.12, 5.5.13, 5.5.14, 5.5.15, 5.5.16, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.6, 5.5.7, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.6.0, 5.6.0-RC1, 5.6.0-RC2, 5.6.0-RC3
View affected-version evidence
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}References
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57757
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/e75f46b11974fbf7a4652e65c19ad6ca84c59271
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/information-disclosure-in-the-news-module
- https://github.com/contao/contao