CVE-2021-31777 — dce
HIGHCVE-2021-31777 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.6) SQL Injection vulnerability in t3/dce. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for t3/dce — see the affected versions and patch details below.
SQL Injection in t3/dce
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2021-31777 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
t3/dceReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
The dce (aka Dynamic Content Element) extension 2.2.0 through 2.6.x before 2.6.2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.1, for TYPO3 allows SQL Injection via a backend user account.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | t3/dce | ≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.6.2 | 2.6.2composer require t3/dce:^2.6.2 |
Affected Products
dynamic content elementsdynamic_content_elements_projectResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for t3/dce, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update t3/dce to 2.6.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-31777 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2021-31777 in your dependencies?
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