CVE-2009-0258 Indexed Search Engine for TYPO3 Command Execution via Metacharacter Injection

What is CVE-2009-0258?

CVE-2009-0258 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 22 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, 4.1.0 through 4.1.7, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted filename containing shell metacharacters, which is not properly handled by the command-line indexer.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0258?

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

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0258?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.10, 4.1.8 or 4.2.4.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2009-0258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2011-4628 Typo3 Authentication Bypass Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-24814 Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 High 8.8
• CVE-2021-41113 Cross-Site-Request-Forgery in Backend URI Handling in Typo3 High 8.8
• CVE-2020-15098 Missing Required Cryptographic Step Leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure in TYPO3 CMS High 8.8

All Typo3 Typo3 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9.