vulnerability / NVI-00004581 / Revision 1
XML External Entity (XXE) Processing in TYPO3 Core
OSV carries this publisher advisory for typo3/cms, typo3/cms. This is an aggregated source copy; consult the original publisher and compare update dates.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
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 6.2.19
All XML processing within the TYPO3 CMS are vulnerable to XEE processing. This can lead to load internal and/or external (file) content within an XML structure. Furthermore it is possible to inject arbitrary files for an XML Denial of Service attack. For more information on that topic see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing.
typo3/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 7.6.0; fixed 7.6.4
All XML processing within the TYPO3 CMS are vulnerable to XEE processing. This can lead to load internal and/or external (file) content within an XML structure. Furthermore it is possible to inject arbitrary files for an XML Denial of Service attack. For more information on that topic see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing.
03 / Response
What to do next
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 6.2.19 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 7.6.4 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
Each assertion retains its source. Mirrored records may repeat one underlying publisher; additional links are not independent corroboration.
- GHSA-qffc-gwpp-m2xr ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
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Public revision history
Only published revisions appear here. Routine fetches do not create a material-change event.
- Revision 1 ·
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