# CVE-2023-29200: Path traversal vulnerability in the file manager

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29200-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-the-file-manager  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-04-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-29200 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-26

Path traversal vulnerability in the file manager

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-29200 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-29200 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-29200?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 April 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** contao/contao (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.9.0,fixed=4.9.40.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29200?** Yes. contao/contao (Packagist): upgrade to 4.9.40 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-29200?** Check whether you run contao/contao (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 4.9.40 or later

  ```sh
  composer require contao/contao:^4.9.40
  ```


## Affected products

- contao/contao (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.9.0,fixed=4.9.40

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-29200
- GHSA-fp7q-xhhw-6rj3

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