# CVE-2024-55891: Information Disclosure via Exception Handling/Logger in TYPO3

> Attackers can read plaintext install tool passwords from logs if hashing fails, exposing sensitive credentials in TYPO3 installations.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q

## What is CVE-2024-55891?

CVE-2024-55891 is a low-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

TYPO3 is a free and open source Content Management Framework. It has been discovered that the install tool password has been logged as plaintext in case the password hashing mechanism used for the password was incorrect. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 13.4.3 ELTS which fixes the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55891?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `typo3/cms-install` | Packagist | From 13.4.2 | 13.4.3 |
| `typo3/cms-install` | Packagist | From 13.4.2 | 13.4.3 |

Products: Typo3 Typo3.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-55891?

Upgrade typo3/cms-install to 13.4.3 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-55891 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Typo3 Typo3

- [CVE-2009-0258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0258/): Indexed Search Engine for TYPO3 Command Execution via Metacharacter Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3583/): Typo3 SQL injection due to faulty prepared statements (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2011-4628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4628/): Typo3 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-24814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24814/): Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41113/): Cross-Site-Request-Forgery in Backend URI Handling in Typo3 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55891 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55891 is a low-severity vulnerability in Typo3 Typo3, published on 14 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- typo3/cms-install (Packagist): affected from 13.4.2; fixed in 13.4.3
- typo3/cms-install (Packagist): affected from 13.4.2; fixed in 13.4.3

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55891/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55891/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55891
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55891
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55891

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55891/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.