CVE-2025-57757: contao Information Disclosure — Fix

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-200 CWE-200

CWE-212 CWE-212

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
contao	contao	5.3.0 — 5.3.38
contao	contao	5.4.0 — 5.6.1

References

Advisories & Patches

https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/information-disclosure-in-the-news-module https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/e75f46b11974fbf7a4652e65c19ad6ca84c59271 https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-57757? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-57757? +

CVE-2025-57757 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-57757? +

CVE-2025-57757 affects products from contao, specifically: contao. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-57757? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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