rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8…
Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06326 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmq2-75fq-cffp
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 3
More Typo3 vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10314 Persisted Cross-Site Scripting in Frontend Rendering in typo3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-03538 The jumpUrl (aka access tracking) implementation in tslib/class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2009-00775 The jumpUrl mechanism in class.tslib_fe.php in TYPO3 3.3.x through 3.8.x, 4.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-00241 The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2020-08940 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes in TYPO3 CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2011-03994 Improper authentication in TYPO3 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-6690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-6690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmq2-75fq-cffp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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