CVE-2021-37627

Privilege escalation via form generator

Published Aug 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Contao is an open source CMS that allows creation of websites and scalable web applications. In affected versions it is possible to gain privileged rights in the Contao back end. Installations are only affected if they have untrusted back end users who have access to the form generator. All users are advised to update to Contao 4.4.56, 4.9.18 or 4.11.7. As a workaround users may disable the form generator or disable the login for untrusted back end users.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1752 Contao is an open source CMS that allows creation of websites and scalable web applications. In affected versions it is possible to gain privileged rights in the Contao back end. Installations are only affected if they have untrusted back end users who have access to the form generator. All users are advised to update to Contao 4.4.56, 4.9.18 or 4.11.7. As a workaround users may disable the form generator or disable the login for untrusted back end users.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:23 AM
Reserved
Jul 29, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 11, 2021, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:00 AM