CVE-2015-8759
TYPO3 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
- Record
CVE-2015-8759- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV: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 typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
- Record
CVE-2015-8759- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8632 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8632- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5v7-9xr5-m7gx
TYPO3 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
- Record
GHSA-j5v7-9xr5-m7gx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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-j5v7-9xr5-m7gx
TYPO3 Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the typoLink function in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.16 and 7.x before 7.6.1 allows remote authenticated editors to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link field.
- Record
GHSA-j5v7-9xr5-m7gx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
typo3/cmsPackagist |
6.2.0 up to 6.2.16 | 6.2.16 |
typo3/cmsPackagist |
7.0.0 up to 7.6.1 | 7.6.1 |
typo3/cmsPackagist |
6.2.0 up to 6.2.16, plus listed versions 6.2.16.2.106.2.10-rc16.2.116.2.12 Show 11 moreShow less6.2.136.2.146.2.156.2.26.2.36.2.46.2.56.2.66.2.76.2.86.2.9 |
6.2.16 |
typo3/cmsPackagist |
7.0.0 up to 7.6.1, plus listed versions 7.0.17.0.27.1.07.2.07.3.0 Show 4 moreShow less7.3.17.4.07.5.07.6.0 |
7.6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2015-8759 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 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in typo3/cms 6.2.16.
References
typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-012
securityfocus.com/bid/79250
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8759
github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/25a1473907f0f4b2bb0147c661981940c57a4555