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CVE-2024-28235

8.3 · HIGH

Contao is an open source content management system.

Published Apr 9, 2024CWE-200EPSS 0.71%

Overview

CVE-2024-28235 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refcontao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawlerGitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/blob/14e9ef4bc8b82936ba2d0e04164581145a075e2a/core-bundle/src/Resources/contao/classes/Crawl.php#L129GitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16GitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3dGitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6prRefcontao.org/en/security-advisories/session-cookie-disclosure-in-the-crawlerGitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/blob/14e9ef4bc8b82936ba2d0e04164581145a075e2a/core-bundle/src/Resources/contao/classes/Crawl.php#L129GitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/commit/73a2770e2d3535ec9f1b03d54be00e56ebb8ff16GitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/commit/79b7620d01ce8f46ce2b331455e0d95e5208de3dGitHubgithub.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-9jh5-qf84-x6pr

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28235?

CVE-2024-28235 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-28235?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-28235?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-28235?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-28235 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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