Session fixation vulnerability in the authentication library in TYPO3 4.0.0 through…
Priority LOW 36CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-384.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01793 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 4.0.10, 4.1.8, 4.2.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.10 | 4.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-q45q-5233-229p |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 | 4.1.8 | Patch available | GHSA-q45q-5233-229p |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.4 | 4.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-q45q-5233-229p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.10 Fixed in 4.0.10 Patch available GHSA-q45q-5233-229p
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.1.8 Patch available GHSA-q45q-5233-229p
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.4 Fixed in 4.2.4 Patch available GHSA-q45q-5233-229p
CPE configurations NVD · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.7 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q45q-5233-229p typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q45q-5233-229p typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q45q-5233-229p typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q45q-5233-229p
References
Advisory 3
More Typo3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10314 Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-03538 The jumpUrl (aka access tracking) implementation in tslib/class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2009-00775 The jumpUrl mechanism in class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3 3.3.x through 3.8.x, 4.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-00241 The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2020-08940 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in TYPO3 CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2011-03994 Improper authentication in TYPO3 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q45q-5233-229p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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