CVE-2025-65961

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 v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

03 Dec 2025, 18:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-79
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:contao:contao::::::::
References	~~() https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates -~~	() https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-in-templates - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc -~~	() https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-68q5-78xp-cwwc - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Contao Contao contao

25 Nov 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-25 19:15

Updated : 2025-12-03 18:20

NVD link : CVE-2025-65961

Mitre link : CVE-2025-65961

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-65961

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Products Affected

contao

contao

CWE

CWE-87

Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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