Session Hijacking Affecting typo3/cms package, versions >=6.2.0, <6.2.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-TYPO3CMS-70285
  • published22 May 2014
  • disclosed22 May 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 May 2014

CVE-2014-3944  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade typo3/cms to version 6.2.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of typo3/cms are vulnerable to Session Hijacking.

The Authentication component in TYPO3 6.2.0 before 6.2.3 does not properly invalidate timed out user sessions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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