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CVE-2009-4855

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in TYPO3 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the showUid parameter. NOTE: the TYPO3 Security Team disputes this report, stating that "there is no such vulnerability... The showUid parameter is generally used in third-party TYPO3 extensions - not in TYPO3 Core.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-4855 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from typo3 organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2010, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2010-05-11T12:02:08.940

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	typo3	typo3	4.0	Yes

References

http://secure.t3sec.info/blog/post/2009/08/06/typo3-cms-40-showuid-exploit-not-a-vulnerability/ ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9380 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35975 Exploit ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52308 ([email protected])
http://secure.t3sec.info/blog/post/2009/08/06/typo3-cms-40-showuid-exploit-not-a-vulnerability/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9380 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35975 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52308 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For typo3's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.