Improper input validation in TYPO3 - #VU16758
Published: December 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16758
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TYPO3
Affected software:
TYPO3
TYPO3
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists in Online Media Asset Handling (*.youtube and *.vimeo files) in the TYPO3 backend due to Install Tool exposes the current TYPO3 version number A remote authenticated attacker can put large files with according file extensions, trigger high consumption of system resources, exceed limits of the current PHP process which results in a dysfunctional backend component.
Remediation
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 7.6.32, 8.7.21 and 9.5.2.