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CVE-2008-5644

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file backend module in TYPO3 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arb

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file backend module in TYPO3 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00357
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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typo3all versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Packagist typo3/cms-backend MEDIUM fixed in 4.2.3
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD17 Dec 2008 · 06:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/32689Vendor Advisory
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-20081113-1/Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32284
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3144
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46585
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