vulnerability / NVI-00004386 / Revision 1
TYPO3 Arbitrary Shell Execution in Swiftmailer library
OSV carries this publisher advisory for typo3/cms, typo3/cms, typo3/cms, typo3/cms. This is an aggregated source copy; consult the original publisher and compare update dates.
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
typo3/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 6.2.0; fixed 6.2.6
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.
typo3/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 6.1.0; fixed 6.1.12
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.
typo3/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 4.7.0; fixed 4.7.20
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.
typo3/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 4.5.0; fixed 4.5.37
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.
03 / Response
What to do next
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 6.2.6 for typo3/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 6.1.12 for typo3/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 4.7.20 for typo3/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 4.5.37 for typo3/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
A fixed release is not deployment evidence.
Check current vendor support and compatibility. After making a change, verify the deployed build and relevant runtime conditions. Keep the evidence, owner and time. An updated lockfile alone does not prove what is running.
04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-45xg-4w5x-j429 ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
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Public revision history
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- Revision 1 ·
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