TYPO3 News Pack Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	69567
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-6237
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 02 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 05 2014 12:05AM
Credit:	Frederic Gaus
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

TYPO3 News Pack Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

News Pack extension for TYPO3 is prone to an unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

News Pack 0.1.0 and prior are vulnerable.

TYPO3 News Pack Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.

TYPO3 News Pack Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

TYPO3 News Pack Extension Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• TYPO3 Homepage (TYPO3)