TYPO3 4.0 index.php showUid sql injection ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 4.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument showUid can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4855. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

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A vulnerability has been found in TYPO3 4.0 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument showUid with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in TYPO3 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the showUid parameter. NOTE: the TYPO3 Security Team disputes this report, stating that "there is no such vulnerability... The showUid parameter is generally used in third-party TYPO3 extensions - not in TYPO3 Core."

The weakness was disclosed 05/11/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4855 since 05/10/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52308), Exploit-DB (9380) and SecurityFocus (BID 35975†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Content Management System

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• TYPO3

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• 4.0

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• open-source

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• Product: https://typo3.org/

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