Cleartext storage of sensitive information in TYPO3 - CVE-2020-26228
Published: November 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48453
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26228
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Typo3 stores user session identifiers in clear text. The vulnerability can be exploited in combination of other issues to retrieve session identifiers and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
TYPO3
How to mitigate CVE-2020-26228
Install updates from vendor's website.
TYPO3 - addressed in versions 9.5.23, 10.4.10