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TI-2017-08073 Aliases CVE-2017-10993GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx

Contao before 3.5.28 and 4.x before 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Contao before 3.5.28 and 4.x before 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files via a crafted parameter in a URL, aka Directory Traversal.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02722 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed contao/contao (Packagist): 4.4.1contao/core-bundle (Packagist): 4.4.1+1 more product

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—contao/contao (Packagist)4.0.0 to before 4.4.14.4.1Patch availableGHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx
—contao/core-bundle (Packagist)4.0.0 to before 4.4.14.4.1Patch availableGHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx
—contao/core (Packagist)3.0.0 to before 3.5.283.5.28Patch availableGHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • contao/contao (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.4.1 Fixed in 4.4.1 Patch available GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx
  • contao/core-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.4.1 Fixed in 4.4.1 Patch available GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx
  • contao/core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.5.28 Fixed in 3.5.28 Patch available GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.27Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0 beta1Vulnerablecontao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.27 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·contao
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0 rc1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 beta1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0 rc1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.8Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.9Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.10Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.11Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 beta1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc1Vulnerablecontao
cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc2Vulnerablecontao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.8 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.9 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.10 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.11 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·contao
  • cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao_cms:4.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·contao

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx contao/contao (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx contao/core-bundle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx contao/core (Packagist) Fixed in 3.5.28 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10993
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2014-01453 Contao CMS through 3.2.4 has PHP Object Injection Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07939 Contao 4.7 allows Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07937 Contao before 3.5.39 and 4.x before 4.7.3 has a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for a Forgotten Password. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12170 Contao 3.0.0 to 3.5.30 and 4.0.0 to 4.4.7 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07938 Contao 4.7 allows CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-01169 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in main.php in Contao… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
See all 10 →

Sources

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