Component Type: TYPO3 CMS

Release Date: December 15, 2015

 

Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting

Affected Versions: Versions 6.2.0 to 6.2.15, 7.0.0 to 7.6.0

Severity: Low

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

CVE: not assigned yet

Problem Description: All link fields within the TYPO3 installation are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting as authorized editors can insert javascript commands by using the url scheme “javascript:”.

Solution: Update to TYPO3 versions 6.2.16 or 7.6.1 that fix the problem described. By default now the typoLink() function disables the insecure url scheme “javascript:”.

Important note: If your TYPO3 installation is in need of that prefix you can re-enable the old behaviour by installing the extension javascript_handler.

Credits: Thanks to Oliver Hader who discovered and reported the issues.

 

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