TYPO3 up to 4.7.3 Encryption Key information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in TYPO3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Encryption Key. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3529. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TYPO3 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Encryption Key. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The configuration module in the backend in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.19, 4.6.x before 4.6.12 and 4.7.x before 4.7.4 allows remote authenticated backend users to obtain the encryption key via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/05/2012 by Felix Wilhelm (Website). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3529 since 06/14/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61735 (Debian DSA-2537-1 : 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.

Upgrading to version 4.5.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77793), Tenable (61735), SecurityFocus (BID 55052†), OSVDB (84775†) and Secunia (SA50287†). See VDB-5985, VDB-5987, VDB-5988 and VDB-62029 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 61735
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2537-1 : typo3-src - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71862
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2537-1 (typo3-src)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TYPO3 4.5.16

Timelineinfo

06/14/2012 🔍
08/15/2012 +62 days 🔍
08/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
09/05/2012 +20 days 🔍
09/05/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/27/2013 +175 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +754 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: DSA-2537
Researcher: Felix Wilhelm
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62028

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X-Force: 77793
SecurityFocus: 55052 - TYPO3 Core TYPO3-CORE-SA-2012-004 Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50287
OSVDB: 84775
Vulnerability Center: 38583 - TYPO3 Configuration Module Allows Remote Encryption Key Disclosure via Unspecified Vectors, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/13/2021 08:36
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/25/2017 11:20 (8), 12/13/2021 08:29 (3), 12/13/2021 08:32 (1), 12/13/2021 08:36 (2)
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