NIST deprecates RSA-2048 from 2030. Find every one of them before attackers do.
🐘 Packagist
Not in CISA KEV

Typo3 Broken Access Control in Import ModuleGHSA-f5rr-9r84-wwqf

GHSA-f5rr-9r84-wwqf is a security vulnerability in typo3/cms. A fix is available for typo3/cms — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Dec 2, 2024 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘typo3/cms

Real-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

It has been discovered that the Import/Export module is susceptible to broken access control. Regular backend users have access to import functionality which usually only is available to admin users or users having User TSconfig setting options.impexp.enableImportForNonAdminUser explicitly enabled.

Database content to be imported however was correctly checked against users’ permissions and not affected. However it was possible to upload files by-passing restrictions of the file abstraction layer (FAL) - however this did not affect executable files which have been correctly secured by fileDenyPattern.

Currently the only known vulnerability is to directly inject *.form.yaml files which could be used to trigger the vulnerability of TYPO3-CORE-SA-2018-003 (privilege escalation & SQL injection) - which requires the Form Framework (ext:form) being available on an according website. CVSSv3 scoring is based on this scenario.

A valid backend user account is needed in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagisttypo3/cms≥ 9.0.0&&< 9.5.89.5.8composer require typo3/cms:^9.5.8

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    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.

  2. Fix

    Update typo3/cms to 9.5.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f5rr-9r84-wwqf is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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

It has been discovered that the Import/Export module is susceptible to broken access control. Regular backend users have access to import functionality which usually only is available to admin users or users having User TSconfig setting options.impexp.enableImportForNonAdminUser explicitly enabled. Database content to be imported however was correctly checked against users’ permissions and not affected. However it was possible to upload files by-passing restrictions of the file abstraction layer (FAL) - however this did not affect executable files which have been correctly secured by fileDeny
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-f5rr-9r84-wwqf in your dependencies?

Find it across Packagist, including transitive dependencies.

Scan my dependencies How O3 SCA works
Typo3 Broken Access Control in Import Module