#VU89504 Resource exhaustion in TYPO3 - CVE-2024-34358

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89504

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34358

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
TYPO3
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: TYPO3

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in ShowImageController. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

TYPO3: 9.0.0 - 9.5.47, 10.0.0 - 13.1.0

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External links
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-36g8-62qv-5957
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/05c95fed869a1a6dcca06c7077b83b6ea866ff14
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/1e70ebf736935413b0531004839362b4fb0755a5
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/df7909b6a1cf0f12a42994d0cc3376b607746142
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2024-010

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.