The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The Indexed Search Engine (indexed_search) system extension in TYPO3 4.0.0 through 4.0.9, 4.1.0 through 4.1.7, and 4.2.0 through 4.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted filename containing shell metacharacters, which is not properly handled by the command-line indexer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03308 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 4.0.10, 4.1.8, 4.2.4
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 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.10 | 4.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 | 4.1.8 | Patch available | GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.4 | 4.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.10 Fixed in 4.0.10 Patch available GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.1.8 Patch available GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.4 Fixed in 4.2.4 Patch available GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9
CPE configurations NVD · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:typo3:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.7 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.8 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.9 | 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
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.7 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9
References
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-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
- TI-2011-03159 SQL injection in TYPO3 Core CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74w6-ww7w-45j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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