National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0256
Original release date:01/22/2009
Last revised:01/29/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Session fixation vulnerability in the authentication library in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, 4.1.0 through 4.1.7, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors related to (1) frontend and (2) backend authentication.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: typo3-library-session-hijacking(48133)
External Source: BID
Name: 33376
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1711
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-sa-2009-001/
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33679
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33617
Type: Advisory