CVE-2015-5956
lowpriority · track · 15EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (50)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-989h-wv8x-933pTYPO3 cross-site scripting (XSS)2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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.
also known as (3)
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references (12)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536464/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-009/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133551/Typo3-CMS-6.2.14-4.5.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/57enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536464/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033551enisa_euvd
- https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-009/enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133551/Typo3-CMS-6.2.14-4.5.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvd
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