TYPO3 up to 4.5.3 Color Picker Wizard code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in TYPO3 up to 4.5.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Color Picker Wizard. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-3942. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Color Picker Wizard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Color Picker Wizard component in TYPO3 4.5.0 before 4.5.34, 4.7.0 before 4.7.19, 6.0.0 before 6.0.14, and 6.1.0 before 6.1.9 allows remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code via a serialized PHP object.

The weakness was released 06/03/2014 by Helmut Hummel (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3942 since 06/03/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. 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 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76135 (openSUSE Security Update : typo3-cms-4_5 (openSUSE-SU-2014:0813-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167030 (OpenSuSE Security Update for typo3-cms-4_5 (openSUSE-SU-2014:0813-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93468), Tenable (76135), SecurityFocus (BID 67630†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45078†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13347, VDB-13346, VDB-13345 and VDB-13343. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 76135
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : typo3-cms-4_5 (openSUSE-SU-2014:0813-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TYPO3 4.5.4

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Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Helmut Hummel
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69911
X-Force: 93468
SecurityFocus: 67630 - TYPO3 Unspecified PHP Object Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 45078 - TYPO3 4.5, 4.7, 6.0, 6.1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Color Picker Wizard, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/22/2022 10:11
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (63), 05/31/2017 08:56 (5), 03/22/2022 10:11 (3)
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