TYPO3 11.5.24 /typo3/record/edit path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TYPO3 11.5.24. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /typo3/record/edit. The manipulation of the argument data[sys_file_storage]*[data][sDEF][lDEF][basePath][vDEF] leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-30451. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 11.5.24 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file /typo3/record/edit. The manipulation of the argument data[sys_file_storage]*[data][sDEF][lDEF][basePath][vDEF] with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In TYPO3 11.5.24, the filelist component allows attackers (who have access to the administrator panel) to read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the baseuri field, as demonstrated by POST /typo3/record/edit with ../../../ in data[sys_file_storage]*[data][sDEF][lDEF][basePath][vDEF].

The weakness was presented 12/25/2023 as 176274. It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-30451 since 04/08/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Content Management System

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• TYPO3

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• 11.5.24

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://typo3.org/

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