TYPO3 contains Insufficient Session Expiration after Password Reset
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-613.
Summary
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In versions prior to 10.4.33, 11.5.20, and 12.1.1, When users reset their password using the corresponding password recovery functionality, existing sessions for that particular user account were not revoked. This applied to both frontend user sessions and backend user sessions. This issue is patched in versions 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 | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33; 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20; 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 | 10.4.33 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 | 11.5.20 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
| — | typo3/cms-core (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 | 10.4.33 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 | 11.5.20 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 | 12.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr |
- typo3 VendorTYPO3 Affected 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 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1 Patch available CNA
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 Fixed in 10.4.33 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 Fixed in 11.5.20 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
- typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 12.1.1 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.4.33 Fixed in 10.4.33 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.5.20 Fixed in 11.5.20 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 12.0.0 to before 12.1.1 Fixed in 12.1.1 Patch available GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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 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 10.4.33, 11.5.20, 12.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.33 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 11.5.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms-core (Packagist) Fixed in 12.1.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 10.4.33 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 11.5.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 12.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/d9ffbf24fcc62068033ebb3912538347bd380a6c
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2022-23502.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2022-23502.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2022-014
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-2022-23502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mgj2-q8wp-29rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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