Description
rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Typo3 3.7/3.8/4.0 - 'Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.php' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities EDB-29300 · webapps · Dec 20, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20061220 SEC Consult SA-20061220-0 :: Typo3 Command Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- 23466 third-party-advisory
- http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
- [TYPO3-announce] 20061219 Pre-announcement for important security update mailing-list
- 1017428 vdb-entry
- 2056 third-party-advisory
- [TYPO3-announce] 20061220 TYPO3 Security Bulletin TYPO3-20061220-1: Remote Command Execution in TYPO3 mailing-list
- 23446 third-party-advisory
- http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
- ADV-2006-5094 vdb-entry
- 21680 vdb-entry