Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TYPO3 - CVE-2012-6146

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TYPO3 - CVE-2012-6146

Published: May 20, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41653
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6146
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TYPO3
Affected software:
TYPO3

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.

The Backend History Module in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.21, 4.6.x before 4.6.14, and 4.7.x before 4.7.6 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated editors to read the history of arbitrary records via a crafted URL.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6146

Install update from vendor's website.

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