TYPO3 CMS Privilege Escalation and SQL Injection
Failing to properly dissociate system related configuration from user generated configuration, the Form Framework (system extension "form") is vulnerable to SQL injection and Privilege Escalation. Basically instructions can be persisted to a form definition file that were not configured to be modified - this applies to definitions managed using the form editor module as well as direct file upload using the regular file list module. A valid backend user account as well as having system extension form activated are needed in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | typo3/cms-core | >= 8.5.0, < 8.7.17, >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.2 | 8.7.17, 9.3.2 |
References
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/5e3ed52854ea8192f1c0e2ef30f434e74ba6d253
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/a0a6271dc8f715b5b6859771333d57925dfb63bc
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/e70d7c66110a0919b39bccdfdc73cbfd7f504dfc
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core/commit/eddc7635fb3447f0fb69831855f4095de8e12350
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/2018-07-12-3.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/core
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2018-003
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89- Platform
- Composer
- Package
typo3/cms-core- Disclosed
- 30.05.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-45wj-jv2h-jwrf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: typo3/cms-core
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- Total entries
- 128
- First → latest
- 09.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 35
- Medium 84
- Low 8
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 34
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 38
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 15
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