Incorrect Authorization Affecting contao/core-bundle package, versions >=4.9.14, <4.13.56>=5.0.0-RC1, <5.3.38>=5.4.0-RC1, <5.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-CONTAOCOREBUNDLE-12239890
  • published29 Aug 2025
  • disclosed28 Aug 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-57756  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade contao/core-bundle to version 4.13.56, 5.3.38, 5.6.1 or higher.

Overview

contao/core-bundle is an Open Source PHP Content Management System for people who want a professional website that is easy to maintain.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the fragments rendering process. An attacker can access sensitive information by querying the search functionality, which indexes protected content elements that are rendered as fragments and exposes them publicly.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the front end search.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1