CRITICAL
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash
Published Jun 3, 2014
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.1.9
- 4.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.1
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.7
- 4.1.8
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.11
- 4.1.12
- 4.1.13
- 4.1.14
- 4.1.15
- 4.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.8
- 4.2.9
- 4.2.10
- 4.2.11
- 4.2.12
- 4.2.13
- 4.2.14
- 4.2.15
- 4.2.16
- 4.2.17
- 4.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.8
- 4.3.9
- 4.3.10
- 4.3.11
- 4.3.12
- 4.3.13
- 4.3.14
- 4.4
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.4.6
- 4.4.7
- 4.4.8
- 4.4.9
- 4.4.10
- 4.4.11
- 4.4.12
- 4.4.13
- 4.4.14
- 4.4.15
- 4.5
- 4.5.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
- 4.5.6
- 4.5.7
- 4.5.8
- 4.5.9
- 4.5.10
- 4.5.11
- 4.5.12
- 4.5.13
- 4.5.14
- 4.5.15
- 4.5.16
- 4.5.17
- 4.5.18
- 4.5.19
- 4.5.20
- 4.5.21
- 4.5.22
- 4.5.23
- 4.5.24
- 4.5.25
- 4.5.26
- 4.5.27
- 4.5.28
- 4.5.29
- 4.5.30
- 4.5.31
- 4.5.32
- 4.5.33
- 4.5.34
- 4.6
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.2
- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
- 4.6.5
- 4.6.6
- 4.6.7
- 4.6.8
- 4.6.9
- 4.6.10
- 4.6.11
- 4.6.12
- 4.6.13
- 4.6.14
- 4.6.15
- 4.6.16
- 4.6.17
- 4.6.18
- 4.7
- 4.7.0
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 4.7.3
- 4.7.4
- 4.7.5
- 4.7.6
- 4.7.7
- 4.7.8
- 4.7.9
- 4.7.10
- 4.7.11
- 4.7.12
- 4.7.13
- 4.7.14
- 4.7.15
- 4.7.16
- 4.7.17
- 4.7.18
- 4.7.19
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.1
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.4
- 6.1.5
- 6.1.6
- 6.1.7
- 6.1.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
9.1 CRITICAL GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements Present
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.64% 0.01635
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01635
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 | 1.64% (0.01635) | 75.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01635) | 73.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 39.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 66.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 62.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2014-001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2942 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3945
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2014-001
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2014-001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2942 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3945 | ||
| https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2014-001 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 3, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 3, 2014
Link CVE-2014-3945
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-H7WF-JG4F-X2WC Updated n/a