Improper Input Validation Affecting contao/comments-bundle package, versions >=4.13.0, <4.13.49>=5.0.0, <5.3.15>=5.4.0, <5.4.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-CONTAOCOMMENTSBUNDLE-8023202
  • published18 Sept 2024
  • disclosed17 Sept 2024
  • creditAndreas Schempp

Introduced: 17 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45612  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade contao/comments-bundle to version 4.13.49, 5.3.15, 5.4.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation through canonical URLs due to improper escape of URL characters. An attacker can manipulate the output on the web page by injecting malicious insert tags.

Workaround

Disable canonical tags in the settings of the website root page.

CVSS Scores

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