VDB-71791 · CVE-2014-6290 · BID 69708

News Extension up to 3.5.1 on TYPO3 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in News Extension up to 3.5.1 on TYPO3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The News (tt_news) extension before 3.5.2 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to an "insecure unserialize" issue.

The weakness was released 10/03/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at typo3.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6290 since 09/11/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11508 (TYPO3 News Extension PHP Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 69708†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52333†).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: News Extension 3.4.0

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09/09/2014 🔍
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09/11/2014 +2 days 🔍
10/03/2014 +22 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +174 days 🔍
08/26/2015 +153 days 🔍
12/15/2024 +3399 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: typo3.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6290 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 69708 - TYPO3 News Extension PHP Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 52333 - Statistics Extension for TYPO3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 04:14 PM
Updated: 12/15/2024 02:18 AM
Changes: 03/26/2015 04:14 PM (47), 11/14/2017 08:05 AM (10), 12/15/2024 02:18 AM (20)
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