GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability in typo3/cms. A fix is available for typo3/cms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
TYPO3 Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend User Login
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Failing to properly encode user input, login status display is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the website frontend. A valid user account is needed in order to exploit this vulnerability - either a backend user or a frontend user having the possibility to modify their user profile.
Template patterns that are affected are
- ###FEUSER_[fieldName]### using system extension felogin
- <!--###USERNAME###--> for regular frontend rendering (pattern can be defined individually using TypoScript setting config.USERNAME_substToken)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.6.32 | 7.6.32composer require typo3/cms:^7.6.32 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.7.21 | 8.7.21composer require typo3/cms:^8.7.21 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms | ≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.5.2 | 9.5.2composer require typo3/cms:^9.5.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for typo3/cms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update typo3/cms to 7.6.32 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-2rcw-9hrm-8q7q across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.