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CVE-2009-4855 (GCVE-0-2009-4855)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-05-10 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:17 Disputed
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2009-08-06 00:00
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