TYPO3 Arbitrary Shell Execution in Swiftmailer library
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
The swiftmailer library in use allows to execute arbitrary shell commands if the "From" header comes from a non-trusted source and no "Return-Path" is configured. Affected are only TYPO3 installation the configuration option ``` $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['MAIL']['transport'] ``` is set to "sendmail". Installations with the default configuration are not affected.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 6.2.6, 6.1.12, 4.7.20 +1
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/cms (Packagist) | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6 | 6.2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12 | 6.1.12 | Patch available | GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.7.0 to before 4.7.20 | 4.7.20 | Patch available | GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 4.5.0 to before 4.5.37 | 4.5.37 | Patch available | GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 |
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.6 Fixed in 6.2.6 Patch available GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12 Fixed in 6.1.12 Patch available GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.7.0 to before 4.7.20 Fixed in 4.7.20 Patch available GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.5.0 to before 4.5.37 Fixed in 4.5.37 Patch available GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 6.2.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 6.1.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.7.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.5.37 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/313c4bba53dd78803a9ee97c1f6f1d450a521521
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/6af37574e063929eaab066dd9920b1fa8815da12
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/dbdd9f22b7cebf43f2e4abdb2a6a8a9f32af8f61
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/ead183c5acf25b7e1121adee5a5860bd9b5f05a2
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/2014-10-22-2.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2014-002
Sources
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