# CVE-2017-10993: Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-10993-contao-core-directory-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-10993 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Contao Core directory traversal vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-10993 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-10993 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-10993?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** contao/contao (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.1; contao/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.28; contao/core-bundle (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-10993?** Yes. contao/contao (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later; contao/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.5.28 or later; contao/core-bundle (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-10993?** Check whether you run contao/contao (Packagist), contao/core (Packagist) or contao/core-bundle (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/contao (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require contao/contao:^4.4.1
  ```

- contao/core (Packagist): upgrade to 3.5.28 or later

  ```sh
  composer require contao/core:^3.5.28
  ```

- contao/core-bundle (Packagist): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require contao/core-bundle:^4.4.1
  ```


## Affected products

- contao/contao (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.1
- contao/core (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.28
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-10993
- GHSA-x5g4-crxq-qxjx

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