Information Disclosure via Exception Handling/Logger in TYPO3
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
TYPO3 is a free and open source Content Management Framework. It has been discovered that the install tool password has been logged as plaintext in case the password hashing mechanism used for the password was incorrect. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 13.4.3 ELTS which fixes the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPO3 | typo3 | before 13.4.3 | 13.4.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms-install (Packagist) | 13.4.2 to before 13.4.3 | 13.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q |
- typo3 VendorTYPO3 Affected before 13.4.3 Fixed in 13.4.3 Patch available CNA
- typo3/cms-install (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 13.4.2 to before 13.4.3 Fixed in 13.4.3 Patch available GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q
Remediation
- Fix · CNA typo3 (TYPO3) Fixed in 13.4.3
- Fix · GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q typo3/cms-install (Packagist) Fixed in 13.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-55891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q
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-2024-55891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-55891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38x7-cc6w-j27q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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