MediumGHSA-qx3w-4864-94chBIT-typo3-2021-21339CVE-2021-21339

Cleartext storage of session identifier

Published 23 Mar 2021 · Updated 8 Jul 2026

Affected packages

typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=6.2.0 <6.2.57
Fixed in
6.2.57
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^6.2.57
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=7.0.0 <7.6.51
Fixed in
7.6.51
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^7.6.51
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=8.0.0 <8.7.40
Fixed in
8.7.40
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^8.7.40
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=10.0.0 <10.4.14
Fixed in
10.4.14
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^10.4.14
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=11.0.0 <11.1.1
Fixed in
11.1.1
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^11.1.1
typo3/cms-coreComposer
Affected
>=9.0.0 <9.5.25
Fixed in
9.5.25
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms-core:^9.5.25
typo3/cmsComposer
Affected
>=10.0.0 <10.4.14
Fixed in
10.4.14
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms:^10.4.14
typo3/cmsComposer
Affected
>=11.0.0 <11.1.1
Fixed in
11.1.1
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms:^11.1.1
typo3/cmsComposer
Affected
>=9.0.0 <9.5.25
Fixed in
9.5.25
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require typo3/cms:^9.5.25

Details

Problem

User session identifiers were stored in cleartext - without processing of additional cryptographic hashing algorithms. This vulnerability cannot be exploited directly and occurs in combination with a chained attack - like for instance SQL injection in any other component of the system.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 6.2.57, 7.6.51, 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 that fix the problem described.

Credits

Thanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core & security team members Benni Mack & Oliver Hader who fixed the issue.

References

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References

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