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CVE-2015-5956
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…
Low3.5EPSS 2.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagisttypo3/cmsGHSA-989h-wv8x-933p (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-009/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20150915 [CVE-2015-5956] Typo3 Core sanitizeLocalUrl() Non-Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 1033551 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133551/Typo3-CMS-6.2.14-4.5.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20150914 [CVE-2015-5956] Typo3 Core sanitizeLocalUrl() Non-Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-989h-wv8x-933p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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