GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq TYPO3 Denial of Service in Frontend Record Registration

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Attackers can cause denial of service by creating arbitrary session records via unvalidated anonymous user sessions in TYPO3's record registration feature.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq?

GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq is a denial of service vulnerability in typo3/cms, published on 7 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TYPO3’s built-in record registration functionality (aka basic shopping cart) using recs URL parameters is vulnerable to denial of service. Failing to properly ensure that anonymous user sessions are valid, attackers can use this vulnerability in order to create an arbitrary amount of individual session-data records in the database.

Which versions are affected by GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including typo3/cms.

PackageAffectedFixed in
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 7.0.07.6.32
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 7.0.07.6.32
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 8.0.08.7.21
typo3/cms PackagistFrom 8.0.08.7.21

How do I fix GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq?

Upgrade typo3/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 7.6.32 or 8.7.21.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-g585-crjf-vhwq in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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