Cross-site scripting in TYPO3 - CVE-2010-5100
Published: May 21, 2012 / Updated: November 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44062
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-5100
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TYPO3
Affected software:
TYPO3
TYPO3
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via unspecified vectors. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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-2010-5100
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35770
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-sa-2010-022/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/10/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/11/3
- http://www.osvdb.org/70120
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45470
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64181