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Solr for TYPO3 CVE-2026-56092

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65353 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-25 TYPO3 GHSA-2cv3-mmc6-j68f
7.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: TYPO3
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege TYPO3 account
  2. Delivery
    Trigger Apache Solr indexer sub-request
  3. Exploit
    Extension writes forged empty access restrictions into shared rootline cache
  4. Execution
    Anonymous visitor requests extendToSubpages-protected page
  5. Persist
    Poisoned cache serves page without access controls applied
  6. Impact
    Restricted content disclosed to unauthorized visitor

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires low-privilege authenticated access to initiate Apache Solr indexer sub-requests on the target TYPO3 instance, confirmed by PR:L in the CVSS 4.0 vector. The target site must be actively using TYPO3's extendToSubpages feature for frontend-group-based page access control - protected pages must rely on inherited restrictions for the bypass to expose restricted content. The AT:P attack requirement indicates an additional specific prerequisite condition must be met, such as a particular cache population state or indexer execution timing. What limits exploitation: low-privilege authenticated access is required to trigger the indexer (not unauthenticated); high attack complexity (AC:H) indicates conditions are not trivially reproducible; the specific prerequisite condition (AT:P) adds another barrier; and sites that do not use extendToSubpages-based frontend access controls are not exposed to the described confidentiality or integrity impact.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H) confirms that exploitation is network-reachable but non-trivial: low-privilege authenticated access is required to initiate the indexer sub-request, a specific prerequisite condition (AT:P) must be present, and high attack complexity (AC:H) indicates exploitation is not straightforwardly automatable or scriptable at scale. However, the cache-poisoning mechanism gives this vulnerability a disproportionate blast radius per exploitation event - a single successful trigger can expose protected content to every anonymous visitor until the cache is explicitly flushed or expires. EPSS data was not included in the provided intelligence, leaving probabilistic exploitation likelihood unquantified; this is a notable gap for defenders performing quantitative triage. This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified. The combination of missing EPSS, no KEV listing, and high attack complexity suggests this is not currently subject to mass or automated exploitation, but the severity of the cache-poisoning impact means that any TYPO3 operator relying on extendToSubpages-based access controls should treat patching as a priority rather than deferring.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with low-privilege authenticated access to a TYPO3 instance triggers an Apache Solr indexer sub-request; the extension writes forged empty frontend-group and subpage-inheritance values into the shared TYPO3 rootline cache. Any anonymous visitor who subsequently requests a page protected by inherited extendToSubpages restrictions receives the cached, restriction-free response and can read content they are not authorized to access. No public proof-of-concept has been identified, and the high attack complexity and specific prerequisite condition suggest this is not a push-button exploit.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 25, 2026

Cache-poisoning-based access control bypass in the Apache Solr for TYPO3 Enterprise Search extension allows anonymous visitors to read pages that should be protected by extendToSubpages-inherited frontend-group restrictions. The extension fails to isolate its forged access-restriction state during indexer sub-requests, writing empty frontend-group and subpage-inheritance flags into the shared TYPO3 rootline cache, where they persist and serve subsequent user requests without the original restrictions applied. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 4.0 score of 7.6 with combined high confidentiality and integrity impact reflects meaningful severity for any TYPO3 deployment relying on page-level inherited access controls.

RemediationAI

Apply the patched extension release identified in the TYPO3 security advisory at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2026-025; exact fixed version numbers are not confirmed in the available intelligence and must be sourced from that advisory. As an interim compensating control, disabling or restricting access to the Solr indexer trigger endpoint reduces exposure, though this will suspend search index updates and degrade search result freshness. Additionally, scheduling periodic flushes of the TYPO3 rootline page cache after each indexer run can limit the persistence window of a poisoned cache state; note that this does not prevent re-poisoning on subsequent indexer executions and adds operational overhead. Sites that do not use extendToSubpages-inherited frontend-group access controls are not meaningfully exposed to the confidentiality or integrity impacts of this vulnerability.

Affected VersionsENISA

Extension "Apache Solr for TYPO3 - Enterprise Search" 0 <11.6.6
Extension "Apache Solr for TYPO3 - Enterprise Search" 12.0.0 <12.1.4
Extension "Apache Solr for TYPO3 - Enterprise Search" 13.0.0 <13.1.4

Affected Packages

euvd extension_apache_solr_for_typo3_enterprise_search fix: 11.6.6, 12.1.4, 13.1.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerable product is the Apache Solr for TYPO3 Enterprise Search extension (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:typo3:extension_"apache_solr_for_typo3_-_enterprise_search":*). TYPO3 CMS uses a shared rootline cache to store page-level access control metadata, including frontend user group assignments and the extendToSubpages flag, which propagates access restrictions to descendant pages. During Solr indexer sub-requests, the extension simulates an unprivileged browsing context by forging empty values for frontend-group and subpage-inheritance restrictions on page records. Critically, this forged state is written into the shared rootline cache rather than being isolated to the indexer request scope, causing the cache to reflect bypassed access controls for all subsequent requests by any visitor. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) is the precise root cause: the extension performs a cache-write operation without enforcing or restoring the correct authorization context, allowing forged low-privilege data to contaminate the shared cache and persist across unrelated user sessions.

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Severity by source

Vendor (TYPO3) PRIMARY 7.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.2 HIGH

Low-privilege access needed to trigger indexer (PR:L); cache poisoning affects other users' sessions so scope changes (S:C); no availability impact observed.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (TYPO3).

CVSS VectorVendor: TYPO3

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 25, 2026 - 11:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 09:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.6

DescriptionCVE.org

The extension forces empty frontend-group and subpage-inheritance restrictions onto page records during indexer sub-requests, and this forged state was persisted into the shared rootline cache, allowing anonymous visitors to bypass extendToSubpages-inherited access restrictions on cached pages.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Apache Solr for TYPO3 Enterprise Search extension contains a cache-poisoning vulnerability that bypasses page-level access controls, allowing unauthorized access to confidential content intended for specific user groups. Organizations running this extension face immediate risk of exposing sensitive employee data, customer information, and internal documents to unauthorized visitors due to persistent cache contamination across user sessions.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) disable Solr query result caching; (2) restrict Solr indexer service account permissions to non-sensitive content and read-only operations; (3) implement cache layer separation to prevent indexer requests from contaminating user-facing caches; (4) force complete cache invalidation whenever access control rules change; (5) deploy active monitoring on Solr query logs and TYPO3 access events for indicators of exploitation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
TYPO3 CMS add-on, primarily deployed in European enterprise and public-sector sites
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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