CVE-2024-25118

Summary

The vulnerability CVE-2024-25118 affects TYPO3, an open-source PHP-based web content management system. It allows password hashes to be reflected in the editing forms of the TYPO3 backend user interface, enabling attackers to crack plaintext passwords using brute force techniques. To remediate this vulnerability, users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.57 ELTS, 9.5.46 ELTS, 10.4.43 ELTS, 11.5.35 LTS, 12.4.11 LTS, or 13.0.1 that fix the issue described. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a valid backend user account, and there are no known workarounds for it. The danger it poses to organizations is considered medium in severity, with low privileges required and low attack complexity but with potential for unauthorized access and exposure of sensitive information such as passwords due to information exposure vulnerability CWE-200. Note: The paragraph is a summary of the provided text and does not contain any general statements or opinions about the content of the vulnerability description.

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