How severe is CVE-2024-45604?

CVE-2024-45604 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-45604?

CVE-2024-45604 affects the following packages: contao/core-bundle (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45604?

Update contao/core-bundle to 4.13.49 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-45604 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-45604 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for contao/core-bundle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-45604 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2024-45604 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-45604 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-45604?

CVE-2024-45604 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.4%, placing it in the 37th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-45604?

CVE-2024-45604 is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2024-45604 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-45604 was published on September 17, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2024-45604 — core-bundle

MEDIUMFix: contao/contao@63409c6

CVE-2024-45604 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in contao/core-bundle. A fix is available for contao/core-bundle — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Directory traversal in the file selector widget in contao/core-bundle

Also known asGHSA-4p75-5p53-65m9

Published

Sep 17, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 2, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-45604.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs37th percentile — riskier than 37% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘contao/core-bundle

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

Back end users can list files outside their file mounts or the document root in the FileSelector widget.

Patches

Update to Contao 4.13.49.

Workarounds

None.

References

https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widget

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.

Credits

Thanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`contao/core-bundle`	all versions	4.13.49`composer require contao/core-bundle:^4.13.49`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

contaocontao

< 4.13.49

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for contao/core-bundle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update contao/core-bundle to 4.13.49 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-45604 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact Back end users can list files outside their file mounts or the document root in the FileSelector widget. ### Patches Update to Contao 4.13.49. ### Workarounds None. ### References https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/directory-traversal-in-the-fileselector-widget ### 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). ### Credits Thanks to Jakob Steeg from usd AG for reporting this vulnerability.