[TYPO3-announce] Authentication Bypass in TYPO3 CMS 4.5

[TYPO3 Security Team]

Dear TYPO3 users!

It has been discovered that TYPO3 CMS 4.5 is susceptible to Authentication Bypass.

For details on the issue please read the accordant advisory:

TYPO3-CORE-SA-2015-001: Authentication Bypass in TYPO3 CMS 4.5
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-001/


Updating or patching your installations to fix this CRITICAL vulnerability is STRONGLY ADVISED!


In general the TYPO3 Security Team recommends to read the following pages:

The TYPO3 Security Guide:
http://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/SecurityGuide/

Make sure you are subscribed to the TYPO3 Announce List:
http://lists.typo3.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-announce

See all TYPO3 security advisories:
http://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/



Regards,

Helmut Hummel
Member of the TYPO3 Security Team

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