CVE-2024-45965

Published Oct 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Contao before 5.5.6 allows XSS via an SVG document. This affects (in contao/core-bundle in Composer) 4.x before 4.13.54, 5.0.x through 5.3.x before 5.3.30, and 5.4.x and 5.5..x before 5.5.6.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Contao

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.0.0`	affected	< 4.13.54
`5.0.0`	affected	< 5.3.30
`5.4.0`	affected	< 5.5.6

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-3089	Duplicate Advisory: Contao allows admin an account to upload SVG file containing malicious JavaScript
Github GHSA	GHSA-mrw8-5368-phm3	Duplicate Advisory: Contao allows admin an account to upload SVG file containing malicious JavaScript

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.338% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads
https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/contao-5-4-1-malicious-file-upload-xss-in-svg-30edb8820ecb

History

Aug 27, 2025 10:30 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-79

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00156}`	epss `{'score': 0.00169}`

Jul 3, 2025 2:45 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao::::::::

Mar 24, 2025 7:15 PM Description updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Contao 5.4.1 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a SVG file containing malicious javascript code into the target system. If the file is accessed through the website, it could lead to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary code via a crafted javascript to the target.	Contao before 5.5.6 allows XSS via an SVG document. This affects (in contao/core-bundle in Composer) 4.x before 4.13.54, 5.0.x through 5.3.x before 5.3.30, and 5.4.x and 5.5..x before 5.5.6.
Weaknesses		CWE-434
References		https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-through-svg-uploads
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

Oct 2, 2024 9:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Contao Contao contao
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao:5.4.1:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Contao Contao contao
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Oct 2, 2024 7:45 PM Description updated. Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contao 5.4.1 allows an authenticated admin account to upload a SVG file containing malicious javascript code into the target system. If the file is accessed through the website, it could lead to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary code via a crafted javascript to the target.
References		https://grimthereaperteam.medium.com/contao-5-4-1-malicious-file-upload-xss-in-svg-30edb8820ecb