Dynamic Content ElementsTYPO3 extension · Dynamic Content Elements Project
CVE-2014-8328
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 · uneditedThe default configuration in the Dynamic Content Elements (dce) extension before 0.11.5 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive installation environment information by reading the update check request.
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 confidenceThe Dynamic Content Elements (dce) extension for TYPO3 versions before 0.11.5 contains a default configuration that exposes sensitive installation environment information through the update check request mechanism. This allows remote attackers to intercept and read potentially sensitive details about the TYPO3 environment.
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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
Dynamic Content ElementsTYPO3 extension
>= 0.7.0, <= 0.7.5>= 0.8.0, <= 0.8.6>= 0.9.0, <= 0.9.4>= 0.10.0, <= 0.10.2>= 0.11.0, < 0.11.5CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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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Verify dce extension is installedCheck for the dce extension directory in your TYPO3 installation under typo3conf/ext/ or in the composer vendor directory. Look for a folder named 'dce'.Affected if The dce extension directory exists in the installation.
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Identify the installed dce versionOpen the file ext_emconf.php (or composer.json) within the dce extension directory and read the 'version' or 'version' field to determine the exact installed version.Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 0.7.0-0.7.5, 0.8.0-0.8.6, 0.9.0-0.9.4, 0.10.0-0.10.2, or 0.11.0-0.11.4.
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Confirm update check functionality is configuredLocate the extension configuration file for dce in the TYPO3 LocalConfiguration.php or in typo3conf/ext/dce/Configuration/TCA/ (or similar configuration paths). Look for settings related to 'update check', 'updateCheck', or 'checkForUpdates'.Affected if The update check feature is enabled or present in the configuration.
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Inspect the update check request behaviorIf the update check is enabled, monitor outgoing network requests from the TYPO3 installation or review the dce extension source code for the update check implementation to confirm it transmits environment details.Affected if The update check mechanism sends requests containing sensitive TYPO3 environment information such as server paths, version details, or configuration specifics.
You are affected if the dce extension is installed with a version between 0.7.0 and 0.11.4 (inclusive) and the update check functionality is enabled, causing environment details to be transmitted externally.
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 data0.11.5
Upgrade the dce extension to version 0.11.5 or later to address the insecure default configuration in the update check functionality.
Fix this in Dynamic Content Elements
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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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