CVE-2013-7400 — direct-mail
HIGHCVE-2013-7400 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Information Exposure vulnerability in directmailteam/direct-mail. A fix is available for directmailteam/direct-mail — see the affected versions and patch details below.
The Direct Mail (direct_mail) TYPO3 extension improperly discloses sensitive information
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
The Direct Mail (direct_mail) extension before 3.1.2 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging improper checking of authentication codes.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | directmailteam/direct-mail | all versions | 3.1.2composer require directmailteam/direct-mail:^3.1.2 |
Affected Products
direct maildkdDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for directmailteam/direct-mail, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update directmailteam/direct-mail to 3.1.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2013-7400 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Assume what was exposed is already known: rotate any credential, token or key that the affected component could return, restrict the endpoint to callers that genuinely need it, and strip sensitive fields from responses and error output at the boundary rather than relying on the client not to read them.
Frequently Asked Questions
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