Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in typo3/cms-form
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 10.4.14, 11.1.1 it has been discovered that the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 10.4.14, 11.1.1.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPO3 | TYPO3.CMS | 10.2.0 – 10.4.13; 11.0.0 – 11.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms-form (Packagist) | 10.2.0 to before 10.4.14 | 10.4.14 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
| — | typo3/cms-form (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 | 11.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.14 | 10.4.14 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 | 11.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.14 | 10.4.14 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 | 11.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 |
- TYPO3.CMS VendorTYPO3 Affected 10.2.0 – 10.4.13; 11.0.0 – 11.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- typo3/cms-form (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.2.0 to before 10.4.14 Fixed in 10.4.14 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
- typo3/cms-form (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 Fixed in 11.1.1 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.14 Fixed in 10.4.14 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 Fixed in 11.1.1 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.14 Fixed in 10.4.14 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.1.1 Fixed in 11.1.1 Patch available GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms-form (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms-form (Packagist) Fixed in 11.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 11.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 11.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2
References
Advisory 4
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-2021-21358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x79j-wgqv-g8h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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