# CVE-2015-0269: Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-0269-contao-core-directory-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-0269 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability

Technologies: [contao/core (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/contao-core). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-0269 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-0269 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-0269?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** contao/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-0269?** Yes. contao/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.4.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-0269?** Check whether you run contao/core (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- contao/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.4.4 or later

  ```sh
  composer require contao/core:^3.4.4
  ```


## Affected products

- contao/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-0269
- GHSA-4r6g-xhx7-fm36

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