Contao: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via Unvalidated RSS Feed URL in Feed Reader Module
Contao is an Open Source CMS. From 5.3.35 through 5.3.47 and from 5.7.0-RC1 through 5.7.8, the Feed Reader front-end module passes configured RSS feed URLs from FeedReaderController::getResponse() to feedIo->read() without scheme or private-address validation, allowing a backend user with module-edit permissions to make the server request internal network services, loopback addresses, or cloud metadata endpoints. In core-bundle/src/Controller/FrontendModule/FeedReaderController.php, the getResponse() function iterates over the configured feed URLs and passes each one directly to the HTTP client (via $this->feedIo->read($url, new Feed())) with no validation, while the DCA field definition for rss_feed in tl_module.php carries no URL scheme or host validation and the HTTP client is wired as @psr18.http_client (Symfony HttpClient) with no SSRF protection configured, since NoPrivateNetworkHttpClient is not used. This issue is fixed in versions 5.3.48.
- Published
- Jul 31, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-918
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Report tools
Action score
12
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 12 / 40 · 3.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · GitHub_M
- 3.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
contao contao
- >= 5.7.0-RC1, < 5.7.9, >= 5.3.35, < 5.3.48affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | contao/contao | from 5.3.35 · before 5.3.48 | 5.3.48 |
| Packagist | contao/contao | from 5.4.0 · before 5.7.9 | 5.7.9 |
| Packagist | contao/core-bundle | from 5.3.35 · before 5.3.48 | 5.3.48 |
| Packagist | contao/core-bundle | from 5.4.0 · before 5.7.9 | 5.7.9 |
Same product
contao: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2019-11512Contao 4.x allows SQL Injection.39Monitor
- CVE-2024-45398Remote command execution through file upload in contao/core-bundle35Monitor
- CVE-2012-4383contao prior to 2.11.4 has a sql injection vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2019-19745Contao 4.0 through 4.8.5 allows PHP local file inclusion.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-30262Contao's remember-me tokens will not be cleared after a password change28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:contao/contao | 5.3.48 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:contao/contao | 5.7.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:contao/core-bundle | 5.3.48 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:contao/core-bundle | 5.7.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- github.com/contao/contao/commit/27f6201809553bee767dcef15535bb8f0f4eac5f
- github.com/contao/contao/commit/53b939ff2c4718e3a1d7c54ddd8886e9370618e4
- github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-87mg-5grr-rhwh
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.