CVE-2020-15098: Typo3/cms core Missing Required Cryptographic Step Leading Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2020-15098 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) missing required cryptographic step leading vulnerability (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data) affecting Typo3/cms core libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves missing required cryptographic step leading to sensitive information disclosure in typo3 cms. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 9.5.20, 10.4.6.
CVE-2020-15098 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2020-15098
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Typo3/cms core dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade typo3/cms-core to 9.5.20
Upgrade typo3/cms-core to 10.4.6
Upgrade typo3/cms to 10.4.6
Upgrade typo3/cms to 9.5.20
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for typo3/cms-core
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2020-15098, inspect your project dependencies for Typo3/cms core:
inspect dependencies for typo3/cms-core
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Typo3/cms core in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 9.5.20), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data, where the product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. In Typo3/cms core, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2020-15098 Affected Typo3/cms core Versions
4 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
typo3/cms-core
|
Packagist |
≥ 9.0.0
< 9.5.20
|
9.5.20
|
|
typo3/cms-core
|
Packagist |
≥ 10.0.0
< 10.4.6
|
10.4.6
|
|
typo3/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 10.0.0
< 10.4.6
|
10.4.6
|
|
typo3/cms
|
Packagist |
≥ 9.0.0
< 9.5.20
|
9.5.20
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-m5vr-3m74-jwxp",
"modified" : "2021-11-19T15:43:34Z",
"published" : "2020-07-29T16:15:19Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2020-15098" ],
"summary" : "Missing Required Cryptographic Step Leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure in TYPO3 CMS",
"details" : "> ### Meta\n> * CVSS: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C` (8.2)\n> * CWE-325, CWE-20, CWE-200, CWE-502\n\n### Problem\nIt has been discovered that an internal verification mechanism can be used to generate arbitrary checksums. This allows to inject arbitrary data having a valid cryptographic message authentication code (HMAC-SHA1) and can lead to various attack chains as described below.\n\n* [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-007](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007), [CVE-2020-15099](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099): Potential Privilege Escalation\n + the database server used for a TYPO3 installation must be accessible for an attacker (either via internet or shared hosting network)\n + `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C` (7.5, high)\n* [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2016-013](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2016-013), [CVE-2016-5091](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5091): Insecure Deserialization & Remote Code Execution\n + an attacker must have access to at least one Extbase plugin or module action in a TYPO3 installation\n + `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C` (9.1, critical)\n\nThe overall severity of this vulnerability is **high (8.2)** based on mentioned attack chains and the requirement of having a valid backend user session (authenticated).\n\n### Solution\nUpdate to TYPO3 versions 9.5.20 or 10.4.6 that fix the problem described.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported and fixed the issue.\n\n### References\n* [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-008](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-008)",
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"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-20", "CWE-200", "CWE-325", "CWE-327", "CWE-502" ],
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