# CVE-2005-4875: TYPO3 Reveals Sensitive Information via Direct Request to `misc/phpcheck/`

> Remote attackers can access sensitive environment variables by directly requesting the phpcheck script in TYPO3.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 May 2008
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xj84-6q8f-qg2r

## What is CVE-2005-4875?

CVE-2005-4875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 19 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

TYPO3 3.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to misc/phpcheck/, which invokes the phpinfo function and prints values of unspecified environment variables.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4875?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 3.8.1 |
| `typo3/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 3.8.1 |

Products: Typo3 Typo3.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4875?

Upgrade typo3/cms to 3.8.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2005-4875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Typo3 Typo3

- [CVE-2009-0258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0258/): Indexed Search Engine for TYPO3 Command Execution via Metacharacter Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3583/): Typo3 SQL injection due to faulty prepared statements (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-4628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4628/): Typo3 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24814/): Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41113/): Cross-Site-Request-Forgery in Backend URI Handling in Typo3 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4875 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 19 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.8.1
- typo3/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 3.8.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4875/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4875/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4875
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4875
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4875

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4875/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.