# CVE-2018-6905: The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS\['TYPO3\_CONF\_VARS'\]\['SYS'\]\['sitename'\], as demonstrated by an admin e

- Also known as: GHSA-3W22-WRWX-2R75
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 9.2.0
- Published: 2018-04-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- typo3/cms (Packagist): fixed in 9.2.0

## Description

The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'], as demonstrated by an admin entering a crafted site name during the installation process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, typo3/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (9.2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84191
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040755
- https://github.com/pradeepjairamani/TYPO3-XSS-POC
- https://github.com/dnr6419/CVE-2018-6905

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