Improper access control in TYPO3 - CVE-2016-5091

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Improper access control in TYPO3 - CVE-2016-5091

Published: July 28, 2020 / Updated: November 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32865
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5091
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Extbase request handling. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary Extbase actions.


Affected software

TYPO3
Media Content Element

How to mitigate CVE-2016-5091

Install updates from vendor's website.

TYPO3 - addressed in versions 6.2.24, 7.6.8, 8.1.1, 9.5.20, 10.4.6
Media Content Element - update to 7.6.5

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