CVE-2020-11064 Cross-Site Scripting in TYPO3 CMS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated backend user can inject malicious scripts via HTML placeholder attributes, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-11064?

CVE-2020-11064 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 13 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In TYPO3 CMS greater than or equal to 9.0.0 and less than 9.5.17 and greater than or equal to 10.0.0 and less than 10.4.2, it has been discovered that HTML placeholder attributes containing data of other database records are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This has been fixed in 9.5.17 and 10.4.2.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11064?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms, typo3 and typo3/cms-core. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.2
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.2
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.17
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.17
typo3 BitnamiFrom 9.0.09.5.17, 10.4.2
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.2
3 more packages
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.2
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.17
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.17

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11064?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 10.4.2 or 9.5.17.

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-2020-11064 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-typo3-2020-11064, GHSA-43gj-mj2w-wh46.

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