CVE-2017-16558: Contao SQL injection in the backend and listing module

critical Affects contao/contao, contao/core-bundle, contao/listing-bundle, contao/core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-24; advisory modified 2024-04-25.

Contao SQL injection in the backend and listing module

Package: contao/contao Composer
Affected versions: >=3.0.0 and <=3.5.30 or >=4.0.0 and <4.4.8
Fixed in: 4.4.8
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-24
Source: osv.dev

References

Contao SQL injection in the backend and listing module

Package: contao/core-bundle Composer
Affected versions: >=4.0.0 and <4.4.8 or >=3.0.0 and <=3.5.30
Fixed in: 4.4.8
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-24
Source: osv.dev

References

Contao SQL injection in the backend and listing module

Package: contao/listing-bundle Composer
Affected versions: >=4.0.0 and <4.4.8 or >=3.0.0 and <=3.5.30
Fixed in: 4.4.8
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-24
Source: osv.dev

References

SQL injection vulnerabililty in the back end search filter and the front end listing module

Package: contao/core Composer
Affected versions: >=3.0.0 and <3.5.31
Fixed in: 3.5.31
Severity: unknown
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.3th percentile)
Source: friendsofphp

References

https://contao.org/en/news/contao-3_5_31.html

CWE-89

NVD record contao/contao advisories contao/core-bundle advisories contao/listing-bundle advisories contao/core advisories

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