TYPO3 CMS vulnerable to Denial of Service in Page Error Handling
Impact
Requesting invalid or non-existing resources via HTTP triggers the page error handler, which again could retrieve content to be shown as an error message from another page. This leads to a scenario in which the application is calling itself recursively - amplifying the impact of the initial attack until the limits of the web server are exceeded.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 9.0.0 before 9.5.38Ecosystem versions | 9.5.38 |
| From 10.0.0 before 10.4.33Ecosystem versions | 10.4.33 |
| From 11.0.0 before 11.5.20Ecosystem versions | 11.5.20 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-8c28-5mp7-v24h
View original version evidence (109 explicit versions)
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 10.0.0 before 10.4.33Ecosystem versions | 10.4.33 |
| From 11.0.0 before 11.5.20Ecosystem versions | 11.5.20 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-8c28-5mp7-v24h
View original version evidence (68 explicit versions)
Original source description
Problem
Requesting invalid or non-existing resources via HTTP triggers the page error handler, which again could retrieve content to be shown as an error message from another page. This leads to a scenario in which the application is calling itself recursively - amplifying the impact of the initial attack until the limits of the web server are exceeded.
This vulnerability is very similar, but not identical, to the one described in TYPO3-CORE-SA-2021-005 (CVE-2021-21359).
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.38 ELTS, 10.4.33 or 11.5.20 that fix the problem described above.
References
References
- Security advisory github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-8c28-5mp7-v24h
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23500
- Patch github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/1e5f44417f031c9c5a9f9d09a6a841cf89aa7b7a
- Patch github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/73b46b6a627093112cfca4b895a198ca5e1970b7
- Security advisory github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2022-23500.yaml
- Source reference github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- Security advisory typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2022-012