TYPO3 vulnerable to Improper Authentication in Frontend Login
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In versions prior to 8.7.49, 9.5.38, 10.4.33, 11.5.20, and 12.1.1 TYPO3 is vulnerable to Improper Authentication. Restricting frontend login to specific users, organized in different storage folders (partitions), can be bypassed. A potential attacker might use this ambiguity in usernames to get access to a different account - however, credentials must be known to the adversary. This issue is patched in versions 8.7.49 ELTS, 9.5.38 ELTS, 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYPO3 | typo3 | 8.0.0 to before 8.7.49; 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33; 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 8.7.49, 9.5.38, 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | before 8.7.49 | 8.7.49 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38 | 9.5.38 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 | 10.4.33 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 | 11.5.20 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 | 10.4.33 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 | 11.5.20 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf |
- typo3 VendorTYPO3 Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.7.49; 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33; 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 8.7.49, 9.5.38, 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1 Patch available CNA
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 8.7.49 Fixed in 8.7.49 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38 Fixed in 9.5.38 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 Fixed in 10.4.33 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 Fixed in 11.5.20 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 12.1.1 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 Fixed in 10.4.33 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 Fixed in 11.5.20 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 12.1.1 Patch available GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.7.49; 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33; 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | Vulnerable | TYPO3 |
- cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.7.49; 9.0.0 to before 9.5.38; 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33; 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·TYPO3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA typo3 (TYPO3) Fixed in 8.7.49, 9.5.38, 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 8.7.49 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 9.5.38 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.33 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 11.5.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 12.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.33 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 11.5.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 12.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/28be9cdb3fed02ce4cfc6fa2d39f7d8e2266eced
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2022-23501.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2022-23501.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2022-013
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-2022-23501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfp7-79g7-89rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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