GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m

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    GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m

    Published: 23 Aug 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary: Privilege escalation via form generator

    Details: ### Impact It is possible for untrusted users to gain administrator rights with the form generator. Installations are only affected if there are untrusted back end users with access to the form generator. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.4.56, 4.9.18 or 4.11.7. ### Workarounds Disable the form generator or disable the login for untrusted back end users. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-with-the-form-generator ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in [contao/contao](https://github.com/contao/contao/issues/new/choose).

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: contao/core-bundle

    Purl: pkg:composer/contao/core-bundle

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 4.0.0
    Fixed -4.4.56

    Affected versions

    4.0.0
    4.0.1
    4.0.2
    4.0.3
    4.0.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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