- Release Date: June 13, 2023
- Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.
- Component: "Faceted Search" (ke_search)
- Composer Package Name: tpwd/ke_search
- Vulnerability Type: Cross-Site Scripting
- Affected Versions: 4.0.2 and below, 4.1.0 - 4.6.5, 5.0.0 - 5.0.1
- Severity: Medium
- Suggested CVSS: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
- References: CVE-2023-35783, CWE-79
Problem Description
The extension fails to properly encode user input in indexed data for output in HTML context.
Solution
An updated versions 4.0.3, 4.6.6 and 5.0.2 are available from the TYPO3 extension manager, packagist and at
https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/ke_search/4.0.3/zip
https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/ke_search/4.6.6/zip
https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/ke_search/5.0.2/zip
Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.
Credits
Thanks to Security Team Member Torben Hansen for reporting the vulnerability and to Christian Bülter for providing updated versions of the extension.
General Advice
Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list.