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Vulnerability details: VCID-cwcg-nskg-4ycj
Vulnerability ID VCID-cwcg-nskg-4ycj
Aliases CVE-2020-15099
GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
Summary Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in TYPO3 CMS > ### Meta > * CVSS: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C` (7.5) > * CWE-20, CWE-200 ### Problem In case an attacker manages to generate a valid cryptographic message authentication code (HMAC-SHA1) - either by using a different existing vulnerability or in case the internal _encryptionKey_ was exposed - it is possible to retrieve arbitrary files of a TYPO3 installation. This includes the possibility to fetch _typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php_ which again contains the _encryptionKey_ as well as credentials of the database management system being used. In case a database server is directly accessible either via internet or in a shared hosting network, this allows to completely retrieve, manipulate or delete database contents. This includes creating an administration user account - which can be used to trigger remote code execution by injecting custom extensions. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.20 or 10.4.6 that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported and fixed the issue. ### References * [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-007](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007)
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
System Score Found at
epss 0.01187 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-15099
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
cvssv3.1 8.1 https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007
generic_textual HIGH https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-15099
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS
https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2020-15099.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15099
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-007
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.77836
EPSS Score 0.01187
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:17:18.453477+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/07/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c/GHSA-3x94-fv5h-5q2c.json 36.1.3