CVE-2015-0269
Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated "back end" users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated "back end" users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-0269- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated "back end" users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-0269- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2437 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated "back end" users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2437- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r6g-xhx7-fm36
Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated backend users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-4r6g-xhx7-fm36- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4r6g-xhx7-fm36
Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability
Directory traversal vulnerability in Contao before 3.2.19, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote authenticated backend users to view files outside their file mounts or the document root via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-4r6g-xhx7-fm36- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
contao/corePackagist |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.4 | 3.4.4 |
contao/corePackagist |
2.0.0 up to 3.2.19 | 3.2.19 |
contao/corePackagist |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.4, plus listed versions 3.4.13.4.23.4.3 |
3.4.4 |
contao/corePackagist |
2.0.0 up to 3.2.19, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.10.22.10.32.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less2.10.RC12.10.beta12.11.02.11.12.11.102.11.112.11.122.11.132.11.142.11.152.11.162.11.172.11.22.11.32.11.42.11.52.11.62.11.72.11.82.11.92.11.RC12.11.RC22.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.32.6.42.6.52.6.62.6.72.6.82.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.62.7.72.8.02.8.12.8.22.8.32.8.42.8.RC1 |
3.2.19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0269 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Contao Cms, published May 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in contao/core 3.4.4.
References
contao.org/en/news/contao-3_2_19.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0269
github.com/contao/core/commit/0229e839b4849e402256b972eb62f89f2c29674d
Left out here: 48 versions. The JSON record has them.