Authentication Bypass Affecting typo3/cms package, versions <6.2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.26% (66th percentile)
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NVD
4.8 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PHP-TYPO3CMS-72206
  • published 6 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 22 May 2014
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade typo3/cms to version 6.2 or higher.

Overview

typo3/cms is a free open source Content Management Framework.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. When salting for password hashing is disabled, It does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.