CVE-2025-57757 Contao discloses information in the news module
Attackers can access protected news items via RSS feeds in Contao CMS, exposing confidential content to the public.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-57757?
CVE-2025-57757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in contao, published on 28 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Contao is an Open Source CMS. In versions starting from 5.0.0 and prior to 5.3.38 and 5.6.1, if a news feed contains protected news archives, their news items are not filtered and become publicly available in the RSS feed. This issue has been patched in versions 5.3.38 and 5.6.1. A workaround involves not adding protected news archives to the news feed page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57757?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including contao/contao and contao/core-bundle. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
contao/contao Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.3.38 |
contao/contao Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.3.38 |
contao/contao Packagist | From 5.4.0-RC1 | 5.6.1 |
contao/contao Packagist | From 5.4.0-RC1 | 5.6.1 |
contao/core-bundle Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.3.38 |
contao/core-bundle Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.3.38 |
2 more packages
contao/core-bundle Packagist | From 5.4.0-RC1 | 5.6.1 |
contao/core-bundle Packagist | From 5.4.0-RC1 | 5.6.1 |
Products include Contao Contao.
How do I fix CVE-2025-57757?
Upgrade contao/contao to a fixed version for your release line: 5.3.38 or 5.6.1.
Is CVE-2025-57757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57757 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p.