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CVE-2015-8756: TYPO3 CMS indexed search Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

References

  • github.com/TYPO3-CMS/indexed_search
  • github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/7e4bdf48988191043a65880c72190c4130c1f0e0
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx7m-8rq2-cw2v
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8756
  • typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2015-015
  • web.archive.org/web/20160624215319/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034486

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 6.2.0 before 6.2.16

Fixed versions

  • 6.2.16

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.2.16 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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/CVE-2015-8756.yml

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