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GHSA-4h44-w6fm-548g
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- CVSS:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(9.1)- CWE-325, CWE-20, CWE-200, CWE-502
Problem
It has been discovered that an internal verification mechanism can be used to generate arbitrary checksums. This allows to inject arbitrary data having a valid cryptographic message authentication code (HMAC-SHA1) and can lead to various attack chains as described below.
- TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-007, CVE-2020-15099: Potential Privilege Escalation
- the database server used for a TYPO3 installation must be accessible for an attacker (either via internet or shared hosting network)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(7.5, high)
- TYPO3-CORE-SA-2016-013, CVE-2016-5091: Insecure Deserialization & Remote Code Execution
- an attacker must have access to at least one Extbase plugin or module action in a TYPO3 installation
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(9.1, critical)
The overall severity of this vulnerability is critical (9.1) based on mentioned attack chains and the fact it does not require any privileges.
Solution
In case the extension is not used and required at all, it is suggested to uninstall and remove it from the system completely. Otherwise, an updated version 7.6.5 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager, Packagist and the TYPO3 extension repository:
- https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/mediace/7.6.5/zip/
- https://packagist.org/packages/friendsoftypo3/mediace#7.6.5
As a precautionary measure it is advised to change encryptionKey and database credentials in typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php.
Credits
Thanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported and fixed the issue.
References
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Immediate patching or mitigation is required.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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