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CVE-2009-3635: TYPO3 Install Tool Subcomponent Allows Access Using Only a Password's MD5 Hash as a Credential

May 2, 2022 (updated April 10, 2025)

The Install Tool subcomponent in TYPO3 4.0.13 and earlier, 4.1.x before 4.1.13, 4.2.x before 4.2.10, and 4.3.x before 4.3beta2 allows remote attackers to gain access by using only the password’s md5 hash as a credential.

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53928
  • github.com/TYPO3/typo3
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwrc-w5gg-f335
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3635
  • web.archive.org/web/20100105023145/http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2009-016
  • web.archive.org/web/20200229210314/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36801

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.3beta1 before 4.3beta2, all versions up to 4.0.13, all versions starting from 4.1.0 before 4.1.13, all versions starting from 4.2.0 before 4.2.10

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.13
  • 4.2.10
  • 4.3beta2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.1.13, 4.2.10, 4.3beta2 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

packagist/typo3/cms/CVE-2009-3635.yml

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