SB2017031706 - Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in TYPO3
Published: March 17, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031706
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6370)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
TYPO3 7.6.15 sends an http request to an index.php?loginProvider URI in cases with an https Referer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network and reading the userident and username fields.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.