CVE-2024-55920: Cross-Site Request Forgery in Dashboard Module in TYPO3
Description
TYPO3 is a free and open source Content Management Framework. A vulnerability has been identified in the backend user interface functionality involving deep links. Specifically, this functionality is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Additionally, state-changing actions in downstream components incorrectly accepted submissions via HTTP GET and did not enforce the appropriate HTTP method. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim to have an active session on the backend user interface and to be deceived into interacting with a malicious URL targeting the backend, which can occur under the following conditions: The user opens a malicious link, such as one sent via email. The user visits a compromised or manipulated website while the following settings are misconfigured: 1. `security.backend.enforceReferrer` feature is disabled, 2. `BE/cookieSameSite` configuration is set to lax or none. The vulnerability in the affected downstream component “Dashboard Module” allows attackers to manipulate the victim’s dashboard configuration. Users are advised to update to TYPO3 versions 11.5.42 ELTS, 12.4.25 LTS, 13.4.3 LTS which fix the problem described. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-55920
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
Affected Products
Vendor: TYPO3
Product: typo3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.48% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-12 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-qwx7-39pw-2mhrhttps://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-005