Cross-site scripting in TYPO3 - CVE-2013-7078

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the errorAction method in the ActionController base class in the Extbase Framework in TYPO3 4.5.0 through 4.5.31, 4.7.0 through 4.7.16, 6.0.0 through 6.0.11, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.6, when the Rewritten Property Mapper is enabled,. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2013-7078

Sources

• http://osvdb.org/100885
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/473
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/487
• http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2013-004
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64239
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89629