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TYPO3 DB Check Module vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 14, 2025 in TYPO3/typo3 • Updated Jan 14, 2025

Package

composer typo3/cms-lowlevel (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 11.0.0, <= 11.5.41

Patched versions

11.5.42

Description

Problem

A vulnerability has been identified in the backend user interface functionality involving deep links. Specifically, this functionality is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Additionally, state-changing actions in downstream components incorrectly accepted submissions via HTTP GET and did not enforce the appropriate HTTP method.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim to have an active session on the backend user interface and to be deceived into interacting with a malicious URL targeting the backend, which can occur under the following conditions:

  • the user opens a malicious link, such as one sent via email.
  • the user visits a compromised or manipulated website while the following settings are misconfigured:
    • security.backend.enforceReferrer feature is disabled,
    • BE/cookieSameSite configuration is set to lax or none

The vulnerability in the affected downstream component “DB Check Module” allows attackers to manipulate data through unauthorized actions.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 11.5.42 ELTS that fixes the problem described.

Credits

Thanks to Gabriel Dimitrov who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core and security members Benjamin Franzke, Oliver Hader, Andreas Kienast, Torben Hansen, Elias Häußler who fixed the issue.

References

References

@ohader ohader published to TYPO3/typo3 Jan 14, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 14, 2025
Reviewed Jan 14, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 14, 2025
Last updated Jan 14, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE ID

CVE-2024-55945

GHSA ID

GHSA-8mv3-37rc-pvxj

Source code

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