Medium severity · published Apr 8, 2018
CVE-2018-6905
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…
4.8
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TY
Typo3 · Typo3
before 8.7.11; 9.0.0 before 9.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6905
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6905
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755
Patch
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191
Exploit
https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC
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