Description
The rsaauth extension in TYPO3 4.3.0 through 4.3.14, 4.4.0 through 4.4.15, 4.5.0 through 4.5.39, and 4.6.0 through 4.6.18, when configured for the frontend, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password that is casted to an empty value.
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 7 | typo3-src | 4.5.19+dfsg1-5+wheezy4 | DSA-3164-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-3164-1 typo3-src - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 72763 vdb-entry
- https://review.typo3.org/#/c/37013/
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2169 vendor-advisory
- 1031824 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20150222 CVE Request: TYPO3-CORE-SA-2015-001: Authentication Bypass in TYPO3 CMS 4.5 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150222 Re: CVE Request: TYPO3-CORE-SA-2015-001: Authentication Bypass in TYPO3 CMS 4.5 mailing-list
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-001/
- DSA-3164 vendor-advisory