CVE-2014-3945

Description

The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory typo3.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2942 vendor advisory
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2014-001/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3945?
CVE-2014-3945 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3945?
To fix CVE-2014-3945, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3945 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3945 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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