CVE-2010-5099 describes a vulnerability in the fileDenyPattern functionality of the PHP file inclusion protection API within TYPO3 versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and read arbitrary PHP files, including sensitive data like the TYPO3 encryption key, through path traversal and null byte injection. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-15856), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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