Typo3 allows remote command execution via PHP | Linux Today

Typo3 allows remote command execution via PHP

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 2010

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“The developers of the Typo3 CMS framework have raised
the alarm in an email to typo3-announce@lists.typo3.org, and
security firm Secunia rates the problem “highly critical”. In
versions 4.3.0, 4.3.1 and 4.3.2 of Typo3 (as well as previous
versions of the 4.4 development branch), attackers can inject PHP
code from an external server and execute it within the Typo3
context.

“Advisory SA-2010-008 contains details about how to fix the
problem. Upgrading to version 4.3.3 is one way of improving the
situation. The vulnerability is also impossible to exploit if at
least one of three PHP switches is set to “off”:”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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