CVE-2024-34357 TYPO3 vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in ShowImageController

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated backend user can execute arbitrary scripts via unencoded file entity values in the ShowImageController.

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-2024-34357?

CVE-2024-34357 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 14 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

TYPO3 is an enterprise content management system. Starting in version 9.0.0 and prior to versions 9.5.48 ELTS, 10.4.45 ELTS, 11.5.37 LTS, 12.4.15 LTS, and 13.1.1, failing to properly encode user-controlled values in file entities, the `ShowImageController` (`_eID tx_cms_showpic_`) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid backend user account with access to file entities. TYPO3 versions 9.5.48 ELTS, 10.4.45 ELTS, 11.5.37 LTS, 12.4.15 LTS, 13.1.1 fix the problem described.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34357?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.45
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 10.0.010.4.45
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 11.0.011.5.37
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 11.0.011.5.37
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 12.0.012.4.15
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 12.0.012.4.15
4 more packages
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 13.0.013.1.1
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 13.0.013.1.1
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.48
typo3/cms-core PackagistFrom 9.0.09.5.48

Products include Typo3 Typo3.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34357?

Upgrade typo3/cms-core to a fixed version for your release line: 10.4.45, 11.5.37, 12.4.15 or 13.1.1.

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-2024-34357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hw6c-6gwq-3m3m.

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