TYPO3 4.5 CMS Frontend improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 4.5. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component CMS Frontend. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2047. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 4.5 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component CMS Frontend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The rsaauth extension in TYPO3 4.3.0 through 4.3.14, 4.4.0 through 4.4.15, 4.5.0 through 4.5.39, and 4.6.0 through 4.6.18, when configured for the frontend, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password that is casted to an empty value.

The weakness was shared 02/19/2015 by Pierrick Caillon (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2047 since 02/22/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81444 (Debian DSA-3164-1 : typo3-src - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169132 (OpenSuSE Security Update for typo3-cms-4_5 (openSUSE-SU-2016:2169-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101040), Tenable (81444), SecurityFocus (BID 72763†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031824†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48882†). The entries VDB-68438 and VDB-73492 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81444
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3164-1 : typo3-src - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703164
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3164-1 (typo3-src - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Pierrick Caillon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69209

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X-Force: 101040 - TYPO3 CMS frontend user security bypass
SecurityFocus: 72763 - TYPO3 CMS CVE-2015-2047 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031824 - TYPO3 Bug in rsaauth Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication
Vulnerability Center: 48882 - TYPO3 Remote Security Bypass due to a Flaw in the Authentication Process, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2015 11:27
Updated: 03/10/2022 16:29
Changes: 02/25/2015 11:27 (76), 06/21/2017 17:57 (5), 03/10/2022 16:29 (3)
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