Contao: Protected page content is disclosed to anonymous visitors after contao.search.index_protected is disabled — GHSA-X2RP-9QF7-2FMQ

Summary

`ModuleSearch` decides whether to filter protected pages out of search results based on the current value of `contao.search.index_protected`, but the authorisation data lives per row in `tl_search`. Turning the setting off removes the filter without removing the rows, so protected pages that were indexed while it was on are returned to unauthenticated visitors such as title, URL and context snippet, even though the…

Timeline

Published by source

2026-10-09

Risk context

• Reported severity or threat level: medium.
• Reported CVSS score: 5.3 out of 10.
• Review exposure for the affected product or family: composer: contao/core-bundle.

Product

composer: contao/core-bundle

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

Evidence and provenance

Canonical advisory ID

GHSA-X2RP-9QF7-2FMQ

Source

GitHub

Vendor

GitHub

Published by source

2026-10-09

Last source activity

2026-10-09

Additional identifiers

CVE-2026-107842

Curated by

hlukh.ch

Related advisories and connections

These advisories are connected by shared CVE, product, vendor, source, or time signals.