CVE-2024-34537
MEDIUMCVE-2024-34537 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in typo3/cms-backend. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-34537 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Denial of Service in TYPO3 Bookmark Toolbar
Blast Radius
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Description
TYPO3 before 13.3.1 allows denial of service (interface error) in the Bookmark Toolbar (ext:backend), exploitable by an administrator-level backend user account via manipulated data saved in the bookmark toolbar of the backend user interface. The fixed versions are 10.4.46 ELTS, 11.5.40 LTS, 12.4.21 LTS, and 13.3.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | ≥ 13.0.0&&< 13.3.1 | 13.3.1 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | ≥ 12.0.0&&< 12.4.21 | 12.4.21 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | ≥ 11.0.0&&< 11.5.40 | 11.5.40 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-backend | ≥ 10.0.0&&< 10.4.46 | 10.4.46 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for typo3/cms-backend. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update typo3/cms-backend to 13.3.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-34537 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-34537 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-34537. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-34537 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-34537 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.