GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-mfxh-vp55-7gc6 Contao: The registration module re-sends activation mails
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-107843
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- contao/core-bundle
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-204, CWE-770
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-09
Affected packages
• Packagist contao/core-bundle: >= 4.1.0, < 5.3.50 → fixed in 5.3.50
• Packagist contao/core-bundle: >= 5.4.0-RC1, < 5.7.12 → fixed in 5.7.12
Description
`ModuleRegistration::compile()` reaches its follow-up registration branch on any POST to a page carrying the module. That branch checks neither `FORM_SUBMIT` nor the captcha result computed immediately above it, and `resendActivationMail()` leads to `OptInToken::send()`, which has no rate limit at all.
Impact
Anyone on the internet can make a Contao installation send unlimited mail to an address of their choosing, from the site's own sender and reputation, at one outbound message per HTTP request. That is both a nuisance for the recipient and a deliverability risk for the site operator. The same request is a reliable account oracle for "this address has a pending registration on this site", which is exactly the sort of membership fact a public site is usually expected not to disclose.
Honest bound. The target must have an unconfirmed registration, that is `tl_member.disable = 1` together with an unconfirmed `reg-` opt-in token. An attacker can create that state for an arbitrary address, since registration requires no ownership proof, but on a site where `reg_activate` is off the branch is unreachable.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-107843 Contao is an Open Source CMS. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/contao/contao/security/advisories/GHSA-mfxh-vp55-7gc6 web
- https://github.com/contao/contao/commit/2ea6117f9049db7221679251cfc41e67d941a74b web
- https://github.com/contao/contao package
- https://github.com/contao/contao/releases/tag/5.3.50 web
- https://github.com/contao/contao/releases/tag/5.7.12 web