CVE-2009-3630 TYPO3 Backend vulnerable to Frame Hijacking

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Authenticated users can hijack TYPO3 backend framesets to display arbitrary websites, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-3630?

CVE-2009-3630 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 2 Nov 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Backend subcomponent in TYPO3 4.0.13 and earlier, 4.1.x before 4.1.13, 4.2.x before 4.2.10, and 4.3.x before 4.3beta2 allows remote authenticated users to place arbitrary web sites in TYPO3 backend framesets via crafted parameters, related to a "frame hijacking" issue.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3630?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
typo3/cms-backend PackagistAll versions to 4.0.13None
typo3/cms-backend PackagistAll versions to 4.0.13None
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.1.04.1.13
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.1.04.1.13
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.2.04.2.10
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.2.04.2.10
2 more packages
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.3alpha14.3beta2
typo3/cms-backend PackagistFrom 4.3alpha14.3beta2

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3630?

Upgrade typo3/cms-backend to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.13, 4.2.10 or 4.3beta2.

Is CVE-2009-3630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Typo3 Typo3 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mg66-3x8x-r8g2.

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