TYPO3 up to 4.5.15 History cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.15. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component History Module. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6145. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.15 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component History Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Backend History module in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.21, 4.6.x before 4.6.14, and 4.7.x before 4.7.6 allows remote authenticated backend users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 07/01/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6145 since 12/06/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62929 (Debian DSA-2574-1 : 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.

Upgrading to version 4.5.16 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79965), Tenable (62929), SecurityFocus (BID 56472†) and OSVDB (87116†). The entries VDB-64381, VDB-64380, VDB-64378 and VDB-69742 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62929
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2574-1 : typo3-src - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 100641
OpenVAS Name: TYPO3 Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov12
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TYPO3 4.5.16

Timelineinfo

11/15/2012 🔍
11/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2012 +20 days 🔍
07/01/2013 +207 days 🔍
07/01/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +631 days 🔍
01/03/2022 +2477 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: DSA-2574
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64379

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X-Force: 79965
SecurityFocus: 56472
OSVDB: 87116

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/03/2022 14:01
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 02/28/2019 11:49 (6), 01/03/2022 14:01 (3)
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