TYPO3 up to 4.5.15 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in TYPO3 up to 4.5.15. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6147. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.15 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tree render API (TCA-Tree) in the Backend API 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 published 07/01/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6147 since 12/06/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. 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 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 (79967), Tenable (62929), SecurityFocus (BID 56472†) and OSVDB (87113†). Similar entries are available at VDB-64381, VDB-64379, VDB-64378 and VDB-69742. 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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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TYPO3 4.5.16

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11/15/2012 🔍
11/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2012 +20 days 🔍
07/01/2013 +207 days 🔍
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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-2012-6147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64380

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X-Force: 79967
SecurityFocus: 56472
OSVDB: 87113

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/03/2022 14:07
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (58), 02/28/2019 11:53 (7), 01/03/2022 14:07 (3)
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