Contao 3.0.0 to 3.5.30 and 4.0.0 to 4.4.7 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Contao 3.0.0 to 3.5.30 and 4.0.0 to 4.4.7 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the back end as well as in the listing module.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01506 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed contao/contao (Packagist): 4.4.8contao/core-bundle (Packagist): 4.4.8+1 more product
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | contao/contao (Packagist) | 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
| — | contao/contao (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 | 4.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
| — | contao/core-bundle (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 | 4.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
| — | contao/listing-bundle (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 | 4.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
| — | contao/core-bundle (Packagist) | 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
| — | contao/listing-bundle (Packagist) | 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- contao/contao (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
- contao/contao (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 Fixed in 4.4.8 Patch available GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 Fixed in 4.4.8 Patch available GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
- contao/listing-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8 Fixed in 4.4.8 Patch available GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
- contao/listing-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 – 3.5.30 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp contao/contao (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp contao/core-bundle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp contao/listing-bundle (Packagist) Fixed in 4.4.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp
References
Advisory 3
Other 6
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/501cb3cd34d61089b94e7ed78da53977bc71fc3e
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6b4a2711edf166c85cfd7a53fed6aea56d4f0544
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/contao/CVE-2017-16558.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/core-bundle/CVE-2017-16558.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/listing-bundle/CVE-2017-16558.yaml
- https://github.com/contao/contao/blob/4.4.57/CHANGELOG.md#448-2017-11-15
More Contao Cms vulnerabilities
- 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-2017-08073 Contao before 3.5.28 and 4.x before 4.4.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2017-16558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w38g-hj45-mjjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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