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TI-2015-05046 Aliases CVE-2015-5956GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p

The sanitizeLocalUrl function in TYPO3 6.x before 6.2.15, 7.x before 7.4.0, 4.5.40, and…

Priority LOW 21CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The sanitizeLocalUrl function in TYPO3 6.x before 6.2.15, 7.x before 7.4.0, 4.5.40, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass the XSS filter and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a base64 encoded data URI, as demonstrated by the (1) returnUrl parameter to show_rechis.php and the (2) redirect_url parameter to index.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02006 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 6.2.15, 7.4.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—typo3/cms (Packagist)6.0 to before 6.2.156.2.15Patch availableGHSA-989h-wv8x-933p
—typo3/cms (Packagist)7.0 to before 7.4.07.4.0Patch availableGHSA-989h-wv8x-933p
—typo3/cms (Packagist)4.0 – 4.5.40—No fix listedGHSA-989h-wv8x-933p
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.0 to before 6.2.15 Fixed in 6.2.15 Patch available GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p
  • typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 7.0 to before 7.4.0 Fixed in 7.4.0 Patch available GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p
  • typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0 – 4.5.40 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p

CPE configurations NVD · 48

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.5.40VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.7VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.8VulnerableTYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.5.40 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.9VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.10VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.11VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.12VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.13VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.14VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.3VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.4VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.6VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.7VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.8VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.9VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0 beta1VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0 beta2VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.0 beta3VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.2VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.3VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.4VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.5VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.6VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.7VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.8VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.9VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.10VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.11VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.12VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.13VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.14VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0VulnerableTYPO3
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.0VulnerableTYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.9 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.10 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.11 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.12 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.13 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.14 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.9 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.9 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.10 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.11 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.12 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.13 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:6.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.14 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
  • cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 6.2.15 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 7.4.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • 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
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