GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) CWE-770 vulnerability in typo3/cms-core. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
TYPO3 CMS vulnerable to Denial of Service in Page Error Handling
Real-World Exposure
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Description
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- CVSS:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(5.5)
Problem
Requesting invalid or non-existing resources via HTTP triggers the page error handler which again could retrieve content to be shown as an error message from another page. This leads to a scenario in which the application is calling itself recursively - amplifying the impact of the initial attack until the limits of the web server are exceeded.
This vulnerability is the same as described in TYPO3-CORE-SA-2021-005 (CVE-2021-21359). A regression, introduced during TYPO3 v11 development, led to this situation.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 version 11.5.16 that fixes the problem described above.
Credits
Thanks to Rik Willems who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader who fixed the issue.
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms-core | ≥ 11.4.0&&< 11.5.16 | 11.5.16 |
| 🐘Packagist | typo3/cms | ≥ 11.4.0&&< 11.5.16 | 11.5.16 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for typo3/cms-core. 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-core to 11.5.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q 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 GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q 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 GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q. 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-fffr-7x4x-f98q in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-fffr-7x4x-f98q across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.