TYPO3 up to 4.5.4 Cache input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.4. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Cache. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-9509. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 4.5.4 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The frontend rendering component in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.39, 4.6.x through 6.2.x before 6.2.9, and 7.x before 7.0.2, when config.prefixLocalAnchors is set to all or cached, allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact (possibly resource consumption) via a "Cache Poisoning" attack using a URL with arbitrary arguments, which triggers a reload of the page.

The weakness was presented 01/04/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at typo3.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9509 since 01/04/2015. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/07/2024).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11493 (TYPO3 Link Spoofing and Cache Poisoning Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99298) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51739†). See VDB-68434, VDB-68438 and VDB-73492 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 100641
OpenVAS Name: TYPO3 Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Jan-2015 (SA-2014-003)
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12/09/2014 🔍
01/04/2015 +26 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +82 days 🔍
08/04/2015 +130 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: typo3.org
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CVE: CVE-2014-9509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73493
X-Force: 99298
Vulnerability Center: 51739 - TYPO3 Remote Cache Poisoning Attack in the Frontend Rendering Component, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 12/07/2024 20:13
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (53), 09/11/2017 08:43 (6), 12/07/2024 20:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:CAB:103

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