# CVE-2025-65960: Contao is vulnerable to remote code execution in template closures

- Also known as: GHSA-98VJ-MM79-V77R
- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.13.57, 5.3.42, 5.6.5
- Published: 2025-11-25 · Updated: 2025-11-25

## Affected

- contao: from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.13.57; from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.3.42; from 5.4.0-RC1, fixed in 5.6.5
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.13.57
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.3.42
- contao/core-bundle (Packagist): from 5.4.0-RC1, fixed in 5.6.5

## Description

Contao is an Open Source CMS. From version 4.0.0 to before 4.13.57, before 5.3.42, and before 5.6.5, back end users with precise control over the contents of template closures can execute arbitrary PHP functions that do not have required parameters. This issue has been patched in versions 4.13.57, 5.3.42, and 5.6.5. A workaround for this issue involves manually patching the Contao\Template::once() method.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on contao, contao/core-bundle, upgrade to a fixed version (4.13.57, 5.3.42, 5.6.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-98vj-mm79-v77r
- https://contao.org/en/security-advisories/remote-code-execution-in-template-closures

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