CVE-2012-3527

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Published Sep 5, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

view_help.php in the backend help system in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.19, 4.6.x before 4.6.12 and 4.7.x before 4.7.4 allows remote authenticated backend users to unserialize arbitrary objects and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via an unspecified parameter, related to a "missing signature (HMAC)."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2537-1	typo3-src security update
Github GHSA	GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g	TYPO3 allows remote authenticated backend users to unserialize arbitrary objects

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.120% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/84773
http://secunia.com/advisories/50287
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2012-004/
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2537
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/8
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77791

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Typo3 Typo3

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Sep 5, 2012, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved: Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 5, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM

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