CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-65961
Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, it is possible to inject code into the template output that will be executed in the browser in the front end and back end. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.57, 5.3.42, and 5.6.5. A workaround for this issue involves not using the affected templates or patch them manually.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"contao","vendor":"contao","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 4.0.0, < 4.13.57"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.3.42"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 5.4.0-RC1, < 5.6.5"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7b1e3527ba3b5f71f95945b827d97dc58ca5a027671e018997989673754cf3ef · sha256:256ed3b3a8820609… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":3.3,"baseSeverity":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7b1e3527ba3b5f71f95945b827d97dc58ca5a027671e018997989673754cf3ef · sha256:256ed3b3a8820609… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-87","description":"CWE-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7b1e3527ba3b5f71f95945b827d97dc58ca5a027671e018997989673754cf3ef · sha256:256ed3b3a8820609… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7b1e3527ba3b5f71f95945b827d97dc58ca5a027671e018997989673754cf3ef · sha256:256ed3b3a8820609… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7b1e3527ba3b5f71f95945b827d97dc58ca5a027671e018997989673754cf3ef · sha256:256ed3b3a8820609… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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