CVE-2025-57757
Contao discloses information in the news module
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Contao discloses information in the news module
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-57757- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-26126
5.3
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-26126- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p
5.3
Contao can disclose sensitive information in the news module
Impact
If a news feed contains protected news archives, their news items are not filtered and become publicly available in the RSS feed.
Patches
Update to Contao 5.3.38 or 5.6.1.
Workarounds
Do not add protected news archives to the news feed page.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.
- Record
GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-57757- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Contao discloses information in the news module
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-57757- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p
5.3
Contao can disclose sensitive information in the news module
Impact
If a news feed contains protected news archives, their news items are not filtered and become publicly available in the RSS feed.
Patches
Update to Contao 5.3.38 or 5.6.1.
Workarounds
Do not add protected news archives to the news feed page.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, open an issue in contao/contao.
- Record
GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-212
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
contao/core-bundlePackagist |
5.0.0-RC1 up to 5.3.38 | 5.3.38 |
contao/core-bundlePackagist |
5.4.0-RC1 up to 5.6.1 | 5.6.1 |
contao/contaoPackagist |
5.0.0-RC1 up to 5.3.38 | 5.3.38 |
contao/contaoPackagist |
5.4.0-RC1 up to 5.6.1 | 5.6.1 |
contao/core-bundlePackagist |
5.0.0-RC1 up to 5.3.38, plus listed versions 5.0.05.0.0-RC25.0.0-RC35.0.0-RC45.0.1 Show 45 moreShow less5.0.105.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.75.0.85.0.95.1.05.1.0-RC15.1.0-RC25.1.0-RC35.1.15.1.105.1.115.1.25.1.35.1.45.1.55.1.65.1.75.1.85.1.95.2.05.2.0-RC15.2.0-RC25.2.0-RC35.2.0-RC45.2.0-RC55.2.0-RC65.2.15.2.105.2.25.2.35.2.45.2.55.2.65.2.75.2.85.2.95.3.05.3.0-RC15.3.0-RC25.3.0-RC3 |
5.3.38 |
contao/core-bundlePackagist |
5.4.0-RC1 up to 5.6.1, plus listed versions 5.4.05.4.0-RC25.4.0-RC35.4.0-RC45.4.1 Show 38 moreShow less5.4.105.4.115.4.125.4.135.4.145.4.25.4.35.4.45.4.55.4.65.4.75.4.85.4.95.5.05.5.0-RC15.5.0-RC25.5.0-RC35.5.0-RC45.5.15.5.105.5.115.5.125.5.135.5.145.5.155.5.165.5.25.5.35.5.45.5.55.5.65.5.75.5.85.5.95.6.05.6.0-RC15.6.0-RC25.6.0-RC3 |
5.6.1 |
contao/contaoPackagist |
5.0.0-RC1 up to 5.3.38, plus listed versions 5.0.05.0.0-RC25.0.0-RC35.0.0-RC45.0.1 Show 45 moreShow less5.0.105.0.25.0.35.0.45.0.55.0.65.0.75.0.85.0.95.1.05.1.0-RC15.1.0-RC25.1.0-RC35.1.15.1.105.1.115.1.25.1.35.1.45.1.55.1.65.1.75.1.85.1.95.2.05.2.0-RC15.2.0-RC25.2.0-RC35.2.0-RC45.2.0-RC55.2.0-RC65.2.15.2.105.2.25.2.35.2.45.2.55.2.65.2.75.2.85.2.95.3.05.3.0-RC15.3.0-RC25.3.0-RC3 |
5.3.38 |
contao/contaoPackagist |
5.4.0-RC1 up to 5.6.1, plus listed versions 5.4.05.4.0-RC25.4.0-RC35.4.0-RC45.4.1 Show 38 moreShow less5.4.105.4.115.4.125.4.135.4.145.4.25.4.35.4.45.4.55.4.65.4.75.4.85.4.95.5.05.5.0-RC15.5.0-RC25.5.0-RC35.5.0-RC45.5.15.5.105.5.115.5.125.5.135.5.145.5.155.5.165.5.25.5.35.5.45.5.55.5.65.5.75.5.85.5.95.6.05.6.0-RC15.6.0-RC25.6.0-RC3 |
5.6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-57757 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Contao, published August 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in contao/core-bundle 5.3.38.
References
github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p
github.com/contao/contao/commit/e75f46b11974fbf7a4652e65c19ad6ca84c59271
contao.org/en/security-advisories/information-disclosure-in-the-news-module
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57757
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w53m-gxvg-vx7p
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/57xxx/CVE-2025-57757.json
github.com/contao/contao
Left out here: 76 versions. The JSON record has them.