CVE-2024-25119 Information Disclosure of Encryption Key in TYPO3 Install Tool
An administrator can view the plaintext encryption key in the Install Tool, enabling the generation of valid cryptographic hashes for request verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-25119?
CVE-2024-25119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released under the GNU GPL. The plaintext value of `$GLOBALS['SYS']['encryptionKey']` was displayed in the editing forms of the TYPO3 Install Tool user interface. This allowed attackers to utilize the value to generate cryptographic hashes used for verifying the authenticity of HTTP request parameters. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an administrator-level backend user account with system maintainer permissions. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.57 ELTS, 9.5.46 ELTS, 10.4.43 ELTS, 11.5.35 LTS, 12.4.11 LTS, 13.0.1 that fix the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25119?
12 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.43 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 10.0.0 | 10.4.43 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.5.35 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 11.0.0 | 11.5.35 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.11 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 12.0.0 | 12.4.11 |
6 more packages
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.0.1 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 13.0.0 | 13.0.1 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 8.0.0 | 8.7.57 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 8.0.0 | 8.7.57 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.46 |
typo3/cms-core Packagist | From 9.0.0 | 9.5.46 |
Products include Typo3 Typo3.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25119?
Upgrade typo3/cms-core to a fixed version for your release line: 10.4.43, 11.5.35, 12.4.11 or 13.0.1.
Is CVE-2024-25119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-h47m-3f78-qp9g.