CVE-2014-3942 TYPO3 Color Picker Wizard component allows remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code

What is CVE-2014-3942?

CVE-2014-3942 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 3 Jun 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Color Picker Wizard component in TYPO3 4.5.0 before 4.5.34, 4.7.0 before 4.7.19, 6.0.0 before 6.0.14, and 6.1.0 before 6.1.9 allows remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code via a serialized PHP object.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3942?

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

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3942?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 4.5.34, 4.7.19, 6.0.14 or 6.1.9.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2014-3942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-55g3-fjwm-w2c8.