GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp
MEDIUMGHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in contao/core-bundle. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Cross site scripting via HTML attributes in the back end
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
It is possible for untrusted users to inject malicious code into HTML attributes in the back end, which will be executed both in the element preview (back end) and on the website (front end).
Installations are only affected if there are untrusted back end users who have the rights to modify HTML fields (e.g. TinyMCE).
Patches
Update to Contao 4.4.56, 4.9.18 or 4.11.7
Workarounds
Disable all fields that allow HTML for untrusted back end users or disable the login for these users.
References
https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/cross-site-scripting-via-html-attributes-in-the-back-end
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.
Credits
Thanks to Mikhail Khramenkov and Moritz Vondano for reporting this security issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | contao/core-bundle | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.4.56 | 4.4.56 |
| 🐘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 |
| 🐘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 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for contao/core-bundle. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update contao/core-bundle to 4.4.56 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-hr3h-x6gq-rqcp across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.