Commerce ExtensionPlugin / extension · TYPO3
CVE-2008-5609
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the Commerce extension 0.9.6 and earlier for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Commerce extension 0.9.6 and earlier for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors. This is a high-severity web application vulnerability that enables attackers to manipulate database queries.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Commerce ExtensionPlugin / extension
<= 0.9.6= 0.8.32= 0.8.35= 0.9.0= 0.9.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if TYPO3 Commerce extension is installedCheck the TYPO3 extension manager or list installed extensions in the system. Look for an extension named 'commerce' in the typo3conf/ext/ directory or via the Extension Manager backend.Affected if The Commerce extension is present in the TYPO3 installation
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Determine the installed Commerce extension versionView the extension's version information in the TYPO3 Extension Manager, or check the ext_emconf.php file in the Commerce extension directory for the version number.Affected if The version number matches any of the following: 0.8.32, 0.8.35, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, or 0.9.6, or is any version less than or equal to 0.9.6
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Verify the extension is enabled and accessibleConfirm the Commerce extension is activated in the TYPO3 backend and that its frontend controllers or plugins are accessible on the website.Affected if The extension is active and its features are accessible to users or visitors
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Check for unauthenticated database interaction pointsReview the Commerce extension's user-facing functionality to identify any parameters that interact with database queries without proper sanitization.Affected if The extension processes user-supplied input in SQL queries without using parameterized queries or input sanitization
A TYPO3 installation is affected if the Commerce extension is installed with any version numbered 0.9.6 or earlier (including 0.8.32, 0.8.35, 0.9.0, and 0.9.5) and the extension is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Commerce extension to a patched version beyond 0.9.6, or disable the extension until a fix is available. Alternatively, implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions in the extension code.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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