CVE-2017-6370 TYPO3 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain sensitive cleartext user credentials due to insecure HTTP requests triggered by HTTPS referrers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6370?
CVE-2017-6370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 17 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TYPO3 7.6.15 sends an http request to an index.php?loginProvider URI in cases with an https Referer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network and reading the userident and username fields.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6370?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
typo3/cms Packagist | All versions | None |
typo3/cms Packagist | All versions | None |
Products include Typo3 Typo3.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6370?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-87hc-phmj-rhgh.