view_help.php in the backend help system in TYPO3 4.5.x before 4.5.19, 4.6.x before…
Priority LOW 25CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-502.
Summary
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)."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0212 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 4.5.19, 4.6.12, 4.7.4
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) | 4.5.0 to before 4.5.19 | 4.5.19 | Patch available | GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.6.0 to before 4.6.12 | 4.6.12 | Patch available | GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.7.0 to before 4.7.4 | 4.7.4 | Patch available | GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.5.0 to before 4.5.19 Fixed in 4.5.19 Patch available GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.6.0 to before 4.6.12 Fixed in 4.6.12 Patch available GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.7.0 to before 4.7.4 Fixed in 4.7.4 Patch available GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.5.19 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.6.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.7.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2012-3527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4hw-r893-xh4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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