CVE-2014-6290 Deserialization in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit insecure deserialization in the TYPO3 News extension to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not stated
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-6290?

CVE-2014-6290 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2014. It can be exploited over the network.

Official description

The News (tt_news) extension before 3.5.2 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to an "insecure unserialize" issue.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6290?

It affects 1 product.

Products include News Project News.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2014-6290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9h2g-prj2-486x.

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