CVE-2025-65961Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax in Contao

Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
CNA3.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 25

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.7 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDcontao/contao4.0.04.13.57+2
Packagistcontao/core-bundle4.0.04.13.57+2
CVEListV5contao/contao>= 4.0.0, < 4.13.57, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.3.42, >= 5.4.0-RC1, < 5.6.5+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates2025-11-25
GHSA
Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates2025-11-25
CVEList
Contao is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in templates2025-11-25
CVE-2025-65961 — Contao vulnerability | cvebase