Component Type: TYPO3 CMS

Release Date: December 15, 2015

 

Vulnerable subcomponent: Flvplayer

Vulnerability Type:

Affected Versions: Versions 6.2.0 to 6.2.15

Severity: Medium

Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVE: not assigned yet

Problem Description: The flashplayer misses to validate flash and image files. Therefore it is possible to embed flash videos from external domains.

Solution: Update to TYPO3 versions 6.2.16 that fix the problem described.

Credits: Thanks to Heiko Kromm who discovered and reported the issue.

 

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