High

contao/core PHP object injection vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution

  • Disclosed: 15.05.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

PHP object injection vulnerability was identified in contao/core due to untrusted data being passed to deserialize() function.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package contao/core >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.14, >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.5 2.11.14, 3.2.5

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
-
Platform
Composer
Package
contao/core
Disclosed
15.05.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wq43-8r5p-w3mc - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: contao/core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
05.2016 05.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 3
  • Medium 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2017: 0
  2. 2018: 0
  3. 2019: 0
  4. 2020: 0
  5. 2021: 0
  6. 2022: 5
  7. 2023: 1
  8. 2024: 2
  9. 2025: 0
  10. 2026: 0

earlier: 1

Severity:
  1. contao/core PHP object injection vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution this entry
    High ghsa-wq43-8r5p-w3mc >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.14, >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.5 2.11.14, 3.2.5
  2. Critical · 9.0 ghsa-wxxw-5gq6-j2g5 >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.17, >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.9 2.11.17, 3.2.9
  3. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-10641 >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.39 3.5.39
  4. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-10993 >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.28 3.5.28
  5. High · 8.8 CVE-2012-4383 < 2.11.4 2.11.4

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