Vulnerability advisory
GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc
TYPO3 vulnerable to authentication bypass via leveraging knowledge of password hash
Also known as CVE-2014-3945
Severity
- CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected versions
typo3/cms Packagist
All typo3/cms advisories →| Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| All versions before 6.2.0 | 6.2.0Advisories → |
Description
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.