# CVE-2014-3942: TYPO3 Color Picker Wizard component allows remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-3942-typo3-color-picker-wizard-component-allows-remote-authenticated  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-3942 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-14

TYPO3 Color Picker Wizard component allows remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-3942 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-3942 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-3942?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** typo3/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5.0,fixed=4.5.34.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-3942?** Yes. typo3/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 4.5.34 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-3942?** 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.

## How to fix

- typo3/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 4.5.34 or later

  ```sh
  composer require typo3/cms:^4.5.34
  ```


## Affected products

- typo3/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5.0,fixed=4.5.34

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-3942
- GHSA-55g3-fjwm-w2c8

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