GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m
Privilege escalation via form generator
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | contao/core-bundle | >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.56 | 4.4.56 |
| Packagist | contao/core-bundle | >= 4.5.0, < 4.9.18 | 4.9.18 |
| Packagist | contao/core-bundle | >= 4.10.0, < 4.11.7 | 4.11.7 |
| Packagist | contao/contao | >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.56 | 4.4.56 |
| Packagist | contao/contao | >= 4.5.0, < 4.9.18 | 4.9.18 |
| Packagist | contao/contao | >= 4.10.0, < 4.11.7 | 4.11.7 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### 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).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-hq5m-mqmx-fw6m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37627
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/privilege-escalation-with-the-form-generator.html
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/contao/CVE-2021-37627.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/contao/core-bundle/CVE-2021-37627.yaml
- https://github.com/contao/contao