TYPO3 up to 4.2.3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TYPO3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0256. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TYPO3 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in the authentication library in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, 4.1.0 through 4.1.7, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors related to (1) frontend and (2) backend authentication.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2009. The weakness was published 01/22/2009 by Chris John Riley (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0256 since 01/22/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35463 (Debian DSA-1711-1 : typo3-src - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175138 (Debian Security Update for Typo3-src (DSA-1711)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48133), Tenable (35463), SecurityFocus (BID 33376†), OSVDB (53543†) and Secunia (SA33617†). Similar entries are available at VDB-46037, VDB-46036 and VDB-46034. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 35463
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1711-1 : typo3-src - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63297
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1711-1 (typo3-src)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/22/2009 +1 days 🔍
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01/26/2009 +4 days 🔍
01/27/2009 +1 days 🔍
02/04/2009 +8 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2232 days 🔍
08/26/2019 +1623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Chris John Riley
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46035

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X-Force: 48133
SecurityFocus: 33376 - TYPO3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33617
OSVDB: 53543 - TYPO3 Workspace module cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 20709 - TYPO3 4.0 - 4.0.9 4.1 - 4.1.7 4.2 - 4.2.3 Remote Web Sessions Hijack Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 14:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/26/2019 14:15 (5)
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