CVE-2025-57759 json
Contao has improper privilege management for page and article fields
published 2025-08-28 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-26124 , GHSA-qqfq-7cpp-hcqj
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 5.3.0 and prior to 5.3.38 and 5.6.1, under certain conditions, back end users may be able to edit fields of pages and articles without having the necessary permissions. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.38 and 5.6.1. There are no workarounds.
Patch / fix
- packagist contao/core-bundle 5.3.38, 5.6.1
- packagist contao/contao 5.3.38, 5.6.1
- contao contao 5.3.38, 5.6.1
- contao contao_cms 5.3.38, 5.6.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | contao/core-bundle | >=5.3.0, <5.3.38 >=5.4.0-RC1, <5.6.1 |
5.3.38 5.6.1 |
| packagist | contao/contao | >=5.3.0, <5.3.38 >=5.4.0-RC1, <5.6.1 |
5.3.38 5.6.1 |
Affected products
- contao contao
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
github.com
/contao/contao/commit/80ee7db12d55ad979d9b1b180f273d4e2668851f
web, patch
-
github.com
/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-qqfq-7cpp-hcqj
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
contao.org
/en/security-advisories/improper-privilege-management-for-page-and-article-fields
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57759
advisory
-
github.com
/contao/contao
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-57759
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qqfq-7cpp-hcqj
- NVD CVE-2025-57759
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