Cross-site scripting vulnerability in typolinks in TYPO3 - #VU184

 

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in typolinks in TYPO3 - #VU184

Published: July 21, 2016 / Updated: July 29, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU184
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TYPO3
Affected software:
TYPO3

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists in all link fields within the TYPO3 installation. A remote attacker can insert data commands by using the url scheme "data:" and conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install the latest versions (6.2.26, 7.6.10, 8.2.1).

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