Description
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 5.3.0 and prior to 5.3.38 and 5.6.1, under certain conditions, back end users may be able to edit fields of pages and articles without having the necessary permissions. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.38 and 5.6.1. There are no workarounds.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-qqfq-7cpp-hcqj
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/80ee7db12d55ad979d9b1b180f273d4e2668851f
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/improper-privilege-management-for-page-and-article-fields
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (3)
contao/contao
5.3.0 - 5.3.38
contao/contao
5.3.0 - 5.3.38Packagist
contao/core-bundle
5.3.0 - 5.3.38Packagist
Published
Aug 28, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026