TYPO3 Arbitrary Shell Execution in Swiftmailer library
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | typo3/cms | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.6, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.12, >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.20, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.37 | 6.2.6, 6.1.12, 4.7.20, 4.5.37 |
References
- 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
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Composer
- Package
typo3/cms- Disclosed
- 30.05.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: typo3/cms
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- Total entries
- 188
- First → latest
- 09.2018 06.2024
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 6
- High 41
- Medium 128
- Low 13
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 85
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 72
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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