# CVE-2009-3635: TYPO3 Install Tool Subcomponent Allows Access Using Only a Password's MD5 Hash as a Credential

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2009-3635-typo3-install-tool-subcomponent-allows-access-using-only-a  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2009-3635 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-02

TYPO3 Install Tool Subcomponent Allows Access Using Only a Password's MD5 Hash as a Credential

Technologies: [typo3/cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/packagist-typo3-cms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2009-3635 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2009-3635 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2009-3635?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 2 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** typo3/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.13.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2009-3635?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2009-3635?** Check whether you run typo3/cms (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- typo3/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.0.13

## Identifiers

- CVE-2009-3635
- GHSA-hwrc-w5gg-f335

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