CVE-2009-3635: TYPO3 Install Tool Subcomponent Allows Access Using Only a Password's MD5 Hash as a Credential

medium Affects typo3/cms. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-02; advisory modified 2025-04-10.

TYPO3 Install Tool Subcomponent Allows Access Using Only a Password's MD5 Hash as a Credential

Package: typo3/cms Composer
Affected versions: <=4.0.13 or >=4.1.0 and <4.1.13 or >=4.2.0 and <4.2.10 or >=4.3beta1 and <4.3beta2
Fixed in: 4.1.13, 4.2.10, 4.3beta2
Severity: medium
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (81.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-02
Source: osv.dev

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