CVE-2024-28235
What it is
Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 4.9.0 and prior to versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4, when checking for broken links on protected pages, Contao sends the cookie header to external urls as well, the passed options for the http client are used for all requests. Contao versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable crawling protected pages.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Contao < 4.13.40
- Contao < 5.3.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2024-28235.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2024-28235. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawler
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3d
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6pr
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawler
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3d
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6pr
References
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawler
- https://github.com/contao/contao/blob/14e9ef4bc8b82936ba2d0e04164581145a075e2a/core-bundle/src/Resources/contao/classes/Crawl.php#L129
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3d
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6pr
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawler
- https://github.com/contao/contao/blob/14e9ef4bc8b82936ba2d0e04164581145a075e2a/core-bundle/src/Resources/contao/classes/Crawl.php#L129
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3d
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6pr