TYPO3 up to 4.2.3 Search Engine cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Search Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0257. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in TYPO3 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Search Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, 4.1.0 through 4.1.7, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name and (2) content of indexed files to the (a) Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension; (b) unspecified test scripts in the ADOdb system extension; and (c) unspecified vectors in the Workspace module.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2009. The weakness was released 01/22/2009 by Chris John Riley (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0257 since 01/22/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 (48137), Tenable (35463), SecurityFocus (BID 33376†), OSVDB (53543†) and Secunia (SA33617†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46037, VDB-46035 and VDB-46034. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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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Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Chris John Riley
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46036

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X-Force: 48137
SecurityFocus: 33376 - TYPO3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33617
OSVDB: 53543 - TYPO3 Workspace module cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 20710 - TYPO3 4.0 - 4.0.9 4.1 - 4.1.7 4.2 - 4.2.3 Remote Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 14:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 14:23 (5)
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