MediumGHSA-j5v7-9xr5-m7gxCVE-2015-8759
TYPO3 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Published 17 May 2022 · Updated 3 Feb 2026
Affected packages
typo3/cmsComposer
- Affected
- >=6.2.0 <6.2.16
- Fixed in
- 6.2.16
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
composer require typo3/cms:^6.2.16typo3/cmsComposer
- Affected
- >=7.0.0 <7.6.1
- Fixed in
- 7.6.1
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
composer require typo3/cms:^7.6.1Details
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
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References
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8759
- Linkgithub.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/25a1473907f0f4b2bb0147c661981940c57a4555
- Linkgithub.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/de1755a6dcff9b037c6d5a1fa340ba100aff054a
- Linkgithub.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/2015-12-15-2.yaml
- Packagegithub.com/TYPO3/typo3
- Linktypo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2015-012
- Linktypo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-012
- Linkweb.archive.org/web/20200228051548/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79250
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