Description
The configuration module in the backend in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.19, 4.6.x before 4.6.12 and 4.7.x before 4.7.4 allows remote authenticated backend users to obtain the encryption key via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | typo3-src | 4.3.9+dfsg1-1+squeeze5 | DSA-2537-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | typo3/cms | >= 4.5, < 4.5.19 | 4.5.19 | GHSA-7gg8-3r6j-5g55 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms | >= 4.6, < 4.6.12 | 4.6.12 | GHSA-7gg8-3r6j-5g55 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms | >= 4.7, < 4.7.4 | 4.7.4 | GHSA-7gg8-3r6j-5g55 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2537-1 typo3-src - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2012-004/
- typo3-config-module-info-disc(77793) vdb-entry
- DSA-2537 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120822 Re: CVE request: Typo3 mailing-list
- 50287 third-party-advisory
- 84775 vdb-entry