VDB-80162 · CVE-2015-8759 · BID 79250

TYPO3 up to 6.2.15/7.6.0 Link Field typoLink cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in TYPO3 up to 6.2.15/7.6.0. Impacted is the function typoLink of the component Link Field Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8759. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TYPO3 up to 6.2.15/7.6.0 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function typoLink of the component Link Field Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.

The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2016 by Oliver (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8759 since 01/08/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.2.16 or 7.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 79250†). The entries VDB-80163, VDB-80161, VDB-80160 and VDB-80159 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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OpenVAS ID: 100641
OpenVAS Name: TYPO3 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - Jan16
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TYPO3 6.2.16/7.6.1

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12/15/2015 🔍
01/08/2016 +24 days 🔍
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01/10/2016 +2 days 🔍
06/06/2018 +878 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: typo3.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Oliver
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80162
SecurityFocus: 79250 - TYPO3 'typoLink()' Function Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2016 20:18
Updated: 06/06/2018 11:00
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:18 (60), 06/06/2018 11:00 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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