CVE-2009-4855

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52308

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9380

http://secure.t3sec.info/blog/post/2009/08/06/typo3-cms-40-showuid-exploit-not-a-vulnerability/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-05-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00362