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CVE-2015-8759: TYPO3 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

May 17, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.

References

  • github.com/TYPO3/typo3
  • github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/25a1473907f0f4b2bb0147c661981940c57a4555
  • github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/de1755a6dcff9b037c6d5a1fa340ba100aff054a
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5v7-9xr5-m7gx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8759
  • typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2015-012
  • web.archive.org/web/20200228051548/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79250

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 6.2.0 before 6.2.16, all versions starting from 7.0.0 before 7.6.1

Fixed versions

  • 6.2.16
  • 7.6.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 6.2.16, 7.6.1 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-2015-8759.yml

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