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Cross-Site Scripting in TYPO3 CMS Link Handling

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 12, 2020 in TYPO3/typo3 • Updated Feb 5, 2024

Package

composer typo3/cms (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 10.0.0, < 10.4.2
>= 9.0.0, < 9.5.17

Patched versions

10.4.2
9.5.17
composer typo3/cms-core (Composer)
>= 10.0.0, < 10.4.2
>= 9.0.0, < 9.5.17
10.4.2
9.5.17

Description

It has been discovered that link tags generated by typolink functionality are vulnerable to cross-site scripting - properties being assigned as HTML attributes have not been parsed correctly.

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

References

References

@ohader ohader published to TYPO3/typo3 May 12, 2020
Reviewed May 13, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2020
Last updated Feb 5, 2024

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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(43rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2020-11065

GHSA ID

GHSA-4j77-gg36-9864

Source code

No known source code

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