CVE-2012-6147 Typo3 Backend API XSS Vulnerability

What is CVE-2012-6147?

CVE-2012-6147 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 1 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tree render API (TCA-Tree) in the Backend API in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.21, 4.6.x before 4.6.14, and 4.7.x before 4.7.6 allows remote authenticated backend users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6147?

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

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6147?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 4.5.21, 4.6.14 or 4.7.6.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2012-6147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6147 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

All Typo3 Typo3 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qmmw-ch2q-j6xx.