# CVE-2010-0286: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to access backend accounts in TYPO3 when using OpenID providers that discard identities.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xv92-wq9x-wgm4

## What is CVE-2010-0286?

CVE-2010-0286 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 21 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the OpenID Identity Authentication extension in TYPO3 4.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to a backend user account via unknown attack vectors in which both the attacker and victim have an OpenID provider that discards identities during authentication.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Typo3 Typo3.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2010-0286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0286 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 21 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Typo3 Typo3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2010-0286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.