TYPO3 Brute Force Protection Bypass in backend login
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 backend login has a basic brute force protection implementation which pauses for 5 seconds if wrong credentials are given. This pause however could be bypassed by forging a special request, making brute force attacks on backend editor credentials more feasible.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed typo3/cms (Packagist): 6.2.14, 7.3.1
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 6.2.14 | 6.2.14 | Patch available | GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45 |
| — | typo3/cms (Packagist) | 7.0.0 to before 7.3.1 | 7.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45 |
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.14 Fixed in 6.2.14 Patch available GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45
- typo3/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.3.1 Fixed in 7.3.1 Patch available GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 6.2.14 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45 typo3/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 7.3.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-jqr8-q455-xx45
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/0b67290bbd941c07b0101bbfd6c7aadcbb93c75c
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/0f3fb37674688aba5a44ca6f5df7f8a327a5b5f6
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/2015-07-01-5.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2015-006
- https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2015-006
Sources
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