CVE-2022-23501 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23501: TYPO3 vulnerable to Improper Authentication in Frontend Login

Vendor Typo3
Product typo3
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published December 14, 2022
Last update April 21, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

Description

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2022 CVE published
April 21, 2025 Record updated