4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-6905
TYPO3 Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'], as demonstrated by an admin entering a crafted site name during the installation process.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 9, 2018, 5:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-6905 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6905 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 Typo3 typo3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6905.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC Exploit Third Party Advisory

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).

typo3 install.php XSS

Updated: 3 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 2, 2021, 7:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

Typo3 -v9.1.0 Persistent Cross Site Scripting(XSS) Assigned CVE Number: CVE-2018-6905

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2018, 6:34 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6905 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6905 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191 No Types Assigned https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC No Types Assigned https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.7.11 *cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.1.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755 [No Types Assigned]
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-2018-6905 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-2018-6905 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} -0.08%

score

0.31222

percentile

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