medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-0816: XSS

First published: Thu Mar 05 2009(Updated: )

An Information Disclosure vulnerability in jumpUrl mechanism, used to track access on web pages and provided files, allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on a host. The expected value of a mandatory hash secret, intended to invalidate such requests, is exposed to remote users allowing them to bypass access control by providing the correct value. There's no authentication required to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability allows to read any file, the web server user account has access to.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
composer/typo3/cms=4.3alpha1
composer/typo3/cms>=4.2.0<4.2.6
4.2.6
composer/typo3/cms>=4.1.0<4.1.10
4.1.10
composer/typo3/cms>=4.0<4.0.12
4.0.12
composer/typo3/cms>=3.3.0<3.9.0
TYPO3=4.0
TYPO3=4.0.1
TYPO3=4.0.2
TYPO3=4.0.3
TYPO3=4.0.4
TYPO3=4.0.5
TYPO3=4.0.6
TYPO3=4.0.7
TYPO3=4.0.8
TYPO3=4.0.9
TYPO3=4.0.10
TYPO3=4.0.11
TYPO3=4.1
TYPO3=4.1.1
TYPO3=4.1.2
TYPO3=4.1.3
TYPO3=4.1.4
TYPO3=4.1.5
TYPO3=4.1.6
TYPO3=4.1.7
TYPO3=4.1.8
TYPO3=4.1.9
TYPO3=4.2
TYPO3=4.2.1
TYPO3=4.2.2
TYPO3=4.2.3
TYPO3=4.2.4
TYPO3=4.2.5

Remedy

http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2009-002/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-0816?

    CVE-2009-0816 is classified as an information disclosure vulnerability, which can lead to unauthorized file access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-0816?

    To fix CVE-2009-0816, you should upgrade to the latest version of TYPO3, specifically version 4.2.6 or newer.

  • Which TYPO3 versions are affected by CVE-2009-0816?

    CVE-2009-0816 affects TYPO3 versions from 3.3.0 up to 4.2.5.

  • Can CVE-2009-0816 allow attackers to access sensitive files?

    Yes, CVE-2009-0816 can enable attackers to read arbitrary files from the host server.

  • What is the jumpUrl vulnerability in CVE-2009-0816?

    The jumpUrl vulnerability in CVE-2009-0816 allows remote attackers to exploit the mishandling of mandatory hash secrets, exposing files.

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