4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-3527
TYPO3 Backend Help System Unserialization Vulnerability
Description

view_help.php in the backend help system 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 unserialize arbitrary objects and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via an unspecified parameter, related to a "missing signature (HMAC)."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 5, 2012, 11:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-3527 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Typo3 typo3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-3527 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-3527 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/84773
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/50287
    Added Reference http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2012-004/
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2537
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/8
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77791
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/84773 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/84773 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50287 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/50287 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2537 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2537 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/22/8 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77791 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77791 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-310
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.0 up to (excluding) 4.5.19 *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.6.0 up to (excluding) 4.6.12 *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.7.0 up to (excluding) 4.7.4
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/77791 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77791 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-3527 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-3527 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.06 }} 1.16%

score

0.82853

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability