CVE-2015-5956

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5956
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-16 14:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe sanitizeLocalUrl function in TYPO3 6.x before 6.2.15, 7.x before 7.4.0, 4.5.40, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass the XSS filter and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a base64 encoded data URI, as demonstrated by the (1) returnUrl parameter to show_rechis.php and the (2) redirect_url parameter to index.php.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.1 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.10 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.11 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.12 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.13 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.14 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.2 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.3 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.4 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.5 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.6 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.7 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.8 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.0.9 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.1 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.2 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.3 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.4 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.5 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.6 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.7 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.8 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.1.9 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.0 beta1 All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.0 beta2 All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.0 beta3 All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.1 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.10 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.11 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.12 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.13 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.14 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.2 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.3 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.4 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.5 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.6 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.7 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.8 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 6.2.9 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 7.0.0 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 7.1.0 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 7.2.0 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 7.3.0 All All All
Application Typo3 Typo3 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Non-Persistent Cross-Site Scripting - - TYPO3 - The Enterprise Open Source CMS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 typo3.org Vendor Advisory
Typo3 CMS 6.2.14 / 4.5.40 Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2015-5956] Typo3 Core sanitizeLocalUrl() Non-Persistent Cross-Site Scripting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
TYPO3 Input Validation Flaw in sanitizeLocalUrl() Lets Remote Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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