CVE-2011-4628 Typo3 Authentication Bypass

What is CVE-2011-4628?

CVE-2011-4628 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 6 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TYPO3 before 4.3.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.9, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms in the backend through a crafted request.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4628?

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

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4628?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 4.3.12, 4.4.9 or 4.5.4.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2011-4628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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-79gv-5cgx-x6rx.