CVE-2024-28234 (GCVE-0-2024-28234)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-09 13:59 – Updated: 2024-08-02 00:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Contao has insufficient BBCode sanitizer
Summary
Contao is an open source content management system. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4, it is possible to inject CSS styles via BBCode in comments. Installations are only affected if BBCode is enabled. Contao versions 4.13.40 and 5.3.4 have a patch for this issue. As a workaround, disable BBCode for comments.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-10 20:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
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| https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6d42e6671… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/insuffi… | x_refsource_MISC |
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