CVE-2025-65961 json
Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates
published 11mo ago modified 22d ago also EUVD-2025-199631 , GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, it is possible to inject code into the template output that will be executed in the browser in the front end and back end. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.57, 5.3.42, and 5.6.5. A workaround for this issue involves not using the affected templates or patch them manually.
Patch / fix
- packagist contao/core-bundle 4.13.57, 5.3.42, 5.6.5
- contao contao 4.13.57, 5.3.42, 5.6.5
- contao contao_cms 4.13.57, 5.3.42, 5.6.5
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | contao/core-bundle | >=4.0.0, <4.13.57 >=5.0.0-RC1, <5.3.42 >=5.4.0-RC1, <5.6.5 |
4.13.57 5.3.42 5.6.5 |
Affected products
- contao contao
Classification
References
-
github.com
/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc
web, vendor-advisory
-
contao.org
/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65961
advisory
-
github.com
/contao/contao
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-65961
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc
- NVD CVE-2025-65961
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