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GHSA-P6XX-FHFW-7MJ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-13 23:10 – Updated: 2023-12-13 23:10

Summary

Configuration Injection in extension "Direct Mail" (direct_mail)

Details

The “Configuration” backend module of the extension allows an authenticated user to write arbitrary page TSConfig for folders configured as “Direct Mail”. Exploiting the vulnerability may lead to Configuration Injection (TYPO3 10.4 and above) and to Arbitrary Code Execution (TYPO3 9.5 and below).

A valid backend user account having access to the Direct Mail "Configuration" backend module is needed in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2023-12-13T23:10:38Z",
  "published": "2023-12-13T23:10:38Z",
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CVE-2023-50461 (GCVE-0-2023-50461)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 00:00 – Updated: 2026-09-14 16:12

Summary

An issue was discovered in the direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 9.5.1 for TYPO3. The Configuration backend module of the extension allows an authenticated user to write to an arbitrary TSConfig page for folders configured as Direct Mail. Exploiting this may lead to Configuration Injection (TYPO3 10.4 and above) and to Arbitrary Code Execution (TYPO3 9.5 and below). A valid backend user account, with access to the Direct Mail Configuration backend module, is needed to exploit this.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-14 16:12 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
TYPO3	direct_mail	Affected: 0 , < 6.0.3 (semver) Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.3 (semver) Affected: 8.0.0 , < 9.5.2 (semver)

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