CVE-2018-6905

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Published Apr 8, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'], as demonstrated by an admin entering a crafted site name during the installation process.

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::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2249	The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'], as demonstrated by an admin entering a crafted site name during the installation process.
Github GHSA	GHSA-3w22-wrwx-2r75	Typo3 XSS Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.171% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191
https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC

History

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Subscriptions

Typo3 Typo3

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 8, 2018, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM
Reserved: Feb 11, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 8, 2018, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

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