#VU89526 Cross-site scripting in TYPO3 - CVE-2024-34355

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89526

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34355

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
TYPO3
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: TYPO3

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in History Module. A remote user 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TYPO3: 13.0.0 - 13.1.0

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External links
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-xjwx-78x7-q6jc
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/56afa304ba8b5ad302e15df5def71bcc8d820375
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2024-007

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.