CVE-2008-2717
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · CWE-264
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
TYPO3 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, uses an insufficiently restrictive default fileDenyPattern for Apache, which allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and upload configuration files such as .htaccess, or conduct file upload attacks using multiple extensions.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30619Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30660Advisory
- http://buzz.typo3.org/teams/security/article/advice-on-core-security-issue-regarding-filedenypattern/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3945
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080611-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1596
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493270/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29657