CVE-2014-3945
TYPO3 vulnerable to authentication bypass via leveraging knowledge of password hash
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
- Record
CVE-2014-3945- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
- Record
CVE-2014-3945- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3879 No score
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3879- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc
TYPO3 vulnerable to authentication bypass via leveraging knowledge of password hash
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
- Record
GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc
TYPO3 vulnerable to authentication bypass via leveraging knowledge of password hash
The Authentication component in TYPO3 before 6.2, when salting for password hashing is disabled, does not require knowledge of the cleartext password if the password hash is known, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to the backend by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.
- Record
GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3945 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Typo3, published May 31, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in typo3/cms 6.2.0.
References
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2942
typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2014-001
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/03/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3945
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7wf-jg4f-x2wc