Cross-Site Scripting in Fluid view helpers
Meta
- CVSS:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C(5.7)- CWE-79
Problem
It has been discovered that system extension Fluid (typo3/cms-fluid) of the TYPO3 core is vulnerable to cross-site scripting passing user-controlled data as argument to Fluid view helpers.
<f:form ... fieldNamePrefix="{payload}" />
<f:be.labels.csh ... label="{payload}" />
<f:be.menus.actionMenu ... label="{payload}" />
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 9.5.23 or 10.4.10 that fix the problem described.
Credits
Thanks to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who reported this issue and to TYPO3 security team members Helmut Hummel & Oliver Hader who fixed the issue.
References
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | typo3/cms | >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.10, >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.23, >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.38 | 10.4.10, 9.5.23, 8.7.38 |
| Composer package | typo3/cms-core | >= 9.0.0, < 9.5.23, >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.10, >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.38 | 9.5.23, 10.4.10, 8.7.38 |
References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqx-jw6p-q3rf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26227
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2020-26227.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2020-26227.yaml
- https://packagist.org/packages/typo3/cms-core
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-010
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79- Platform
- Composer
- Package
typo3/cms, typo3/cms-core- Disclosed
- 21.12.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vqqx-jw6p-q3rf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: typo3/cms-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 128
- First → latest
- 09.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 35
- Medium 84
- Low 8
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 34
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 38
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 15
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