Input validation error in TYPO3 - CVE-2013-4250

 

Input validation error in TYPO3 - CVE-2013-4250

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41654
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4250
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 read and manipulate data.

The (1) file upload component and (2) File Abstraction Layer (FAL) in TYPO3 6.0.x before 6.0.8 and 6.1.x before 6.1.3 do not properly check file extensions, which allow remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a .php file.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-4250

Install update from vendor's website.

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