Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TYPO3 - CVE-2020-15099
Published: July 28, 2020 / Updated: November 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32826
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15099
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Affected software:
TYPO3
Media Content Element
TYPO3
Media Content Element
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the eID API subcomponent, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15099
Install updates from vendor's website.