CVE-2023-29200: Contao/contao Path Traversal Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2023-29200 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Contao/contao libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves path traversal vulnerability in the file manager. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.9.40, 4.13.21, 5.1.4.
CVE-2023-29200 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2023-29200
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 4.9.40Upgrade contao/contao to 4.13.21Upgrade contao/contao to 5.1.4Run 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-2023-29200, 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 4.9.40), 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-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. 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-2023-29200 Affected Contao/contao Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
contao/contao
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.9.0
< 4.9.40
|
4.9.40
|
|
contao/contao
|
Packagist |
≥ 4.13.0
< 4.13.21
|
4.13.21
|
|
contao/contao
|
Packagist |
≥ 5.1.0
< 5.1.4
|
5.1.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3",
"modified" : "2023-04-26T16:05:02Z",
"published" : "2023-04-26T16:05:02Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-29200" ],
"summary" : "Path traversal vulnerability in the file manager",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nAuthenticated users in the back end can list files outside the document root in the file manager.\n\n### Patches\n\nUpdate to Contao 4.9.40, 4.13.21 or 5.1.4.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-file-manager\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in [contao/contao](https://github.com/contao/contao/issues/new/choose).",
"severity" : [ {
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"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29200"
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"url" : "https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/6f3e705f4ff23f4419563d09d8485793569f31df"
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"url" : "https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-file-manager"
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}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/contao/CVE-2023-29200.yaml"
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