CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-6370

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Mar 17, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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TYPO3 7.6.15 sends an http request to an index.php?loginProvider URI in cases with an https Referer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network and reading the userident and username fields.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Typo3Typo37.6.15 (including)7.6.15 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References