CVE-2020-11067: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in TYPO3 CMS

Published May 12, 2020
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Updated

In TYPO3 CMS 9.0.0 through 9.5.16 and 10.0.0 through 10.4.1, it has been discovered that backend user settings (in $BEUSER->uc) are vulnerable to insecure deserialization. In combination with vulnerabilities of third party components, this can lead to remote code execution. A valid backend user account is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This has been fixed in 9.5.17 and 10.4.2.

Other sources

It has been discovered that backend user settings (in $BEUSER->uc) are vulnerable to insecure deserialization. In combination with vulnerabilities of 3rd party components this can lead to remote code execution. A valid backend user account is needed to exploit this vulnerability.

Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.17 or 10.4.2 that fix the problem described.

References https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-005

GitHub

TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-005: Insecure Deserialization in Backend User Settings

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
composer/typo3/cms>=10.0.0, <10.4.2, >=9.0.0, <9.5.17
composer/typo3/cms-core>=10.0.0, <10.4.2, >=9.0.0, <9.5.17
composer/typo3/cms>=9.0.0<9.5.17
9.5.17
composer/typo3/cms>=10.0.0<10.4.2
10.4.2
composer/typo3/cms-core>=10.0.0<10.4.2
10.4.2
composer/typo3/cms-core>=9.0.0<9.5.17
9.5.17
Typo3 TYPO3>=9.0.0<=9.5.16
Typo3 TYPO3>=10.0.0<=10.4.1

Event History

May 12, 2020
Advisory Published
09:21 AM
May 13, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:25 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:25 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this TYPO3 security advisory?

The vulnerability ID for this TYPO3 security advisory is CVE-2020-11067.

2

What is the title of this TYPO3 security advisory?

The title of this TYPO3 security advisory is TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-005: Insecure Deserialization in Backend User Settings.

3

What is the affected software for this TYPO3 security advisory?

The affected software for this TYPO3 security advisory is TYPO3 CMS versions 9.0.0 to 9.5.17 and 10.0.0 to 10.4.2.

4

What is the reference for this TYPO3 security advisory?

The reference for this TYPO3 security advisory can be found at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-005.

5

How can I fix the vulnerability in TYPO3 CMS?

To fix the vulnerability in TYPO3 CMS, you should update to a version that is not affected by the security advisory.

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