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CVE-2008-5656: typo3/cms-felogin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated April 9, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the frontend plugin for the felogin system extension in TYPO3 4.2.0, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46591
  • github.com/TYPO3-CMS/felogin
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvx2-wqf5-jjgv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5656
  • web.archive.org/web/20090701000000*/http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-2
  • web.archive.org/web/20210214231108/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.2.0 before 4.2.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.3 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

packagist/typo3/cms-felogin/CVE-2008-5656.yml

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