CVE-2019-10641: Contao/contao Contao Does Not Invalidate Existing Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2019-10641 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) contao does not invalidate existing vulnerability (CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password) affecting Contao/contao libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves contao does not invalidate existing sessions when password changes. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.4.37, 4.7.3, 3.5.39.
CVE-2019-10641 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2019-10641
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Contao/contao dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade contao/contao to 4.4.37Upgrade contao/contao to 4.7.3Upgrade contao/core-bundle to 4.4.37Upgrade contao/core-bundle to 4.7.3Upgrade contao/core to 3.5.39Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for contao/contaoHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2019-10641, inspect your project dependencies for Contao/contao:
inspect dependencies for contao/contaoAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Contao/contao in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.4.37), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password, where the product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. In Contao/contao, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2019-10641 Affected Contao/contao Versions
5 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
contao/contao
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.0.0
< 4.4.37
|
4.4.37
|
|
contao/contao
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.5.0
< 4.7.3
|
4.7.3
|
|
contao/core-bundle
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.0.0
< 4.4.37
|
4.4.37
|
|
contao/core-bundle
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.5.0
< 4.7.3
|
4.7.3
|
|
contao/core
|
Packagist |
≥ 3.0.0
< 3.5.39
|
3.5.39
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-vcgg-hp4r-87gx",
"modified" : "2024-04-25T23:16:25Z",
"published" : "2022-05-14T01:09:10Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2019-10641" ],
"summary" : "Contao Does Not Invalidate Existing Sessions When Password Changes",
"details" : "Security researcher Ali Razzaq has discovered that existing sessions are not correctly invalidated when a user changes their password in the backend or frontend.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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"url" : "https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/74c7dfafa0dfa5363a9463b486522d5d526e28fe"
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"url" : "https://contao.org/en/news/security-vulnerability-cve-2019-10641.html"
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"url" : "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/contao/CVE-2019-10641.yaml"
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"nvd_published_at" : "2019-04-17T19:29:00Z"
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