TYPO3 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, uses an insufficiently restrictive default fileDenyPattern for Apache, which allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and upload configuration files such as .htaccess, or conduct file upload attacks using multiple extensions
Published Jun 16, 2008
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.02%
Description
TYPO3 4.0.x before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1, uses an insufficiently restrictive default fileDenyPattern for Apache, which allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and upload configuration files such as .htaccess, or conduct file upload attacks using multiple extensions.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03020) | 86.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03020) | 85.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 58.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 71.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 70.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 68.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 64.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.12% (0.03115) | 83.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.12% (0.03115) | 82.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.12% (0.03115) | 64.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://buzz.typo3.org/teams/security/article/advice-on-core-security-issue-regarding-filedenypattern/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30619 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3945 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20080611-1/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1596 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493270/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29657 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1802 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42988 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f35p-hcwf-9f9f Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2717
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080815050856/http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3945
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081201212626/http://secunia.com/advisories/30619
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081206030529/http://secunia.com/advisories/30660
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228131005/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29657
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201208012148/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493270/100/0/threaded
Change history (0)
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