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CVE-2015-8756

TYPO3 CMS indexed search Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

5.4 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.80%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2015-8756
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2015-8756
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8629 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2015-8629
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx7m-8rq2-cw2v 5.4

TYPO3 CMS indexed search Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-xx7m-8rq2-cw2v
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xx7m-8rq2-cw2v 5.4

TYPO3 CMS indexed search Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search result view in the Indexed Search (indexed_search) component in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-xx7m-8rq2-cw2v
CVSS 3.0
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
typo3/cms
Packagist
 6.2.0 up to 6.2.16
6.2.16
typo3/cms
Packagist
 6.2.0 up to 6.2.16, plus listed versions
6.2.16.2.106.2.10-rc16.2.116.2.12
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6.2.136.2.146.2.156.2.26.2.36.2.46.2.56.2.66.2.76.2.86.2.9
6.2.16

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8756 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Typo3, published January 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in typo3/cms 6.2.16.

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