Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify TYPO3 site with femanager 8.x
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DeliveryEnumerate valid frontend username
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ExploitSubmit invitation request with invalid/missing hash
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ExecutionController redirects but continues execution
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PersistSupply attacker-controlled new password
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ImpactLog in as compromised frontend user
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 the following specific conditions: (1) The target TYPO3 installation must be running femanager version 8.x - other major versions are not affected. (2) The invitation controller must be reachable, meaning the femanager frontend user invitation or registration workflow must be enabled and publicly accessible. (3) The attacker must supply a valid existing frontend username or account identifier as the target - accounts that do not exist cannot be targeted, but disabled and deleted accounts are explicitly in scope per the description. What limits exploitation: the AT:P metric in the CVSS 4.0 vector confirms a specific attack precondition (likely username enumeration); accounts on TYPO3 backend (administrator) are out of scope - only frontend user accounts managed by femanager are affected; and sites that have not deployed femanager 8.x or have disabled invitation workflows are not exposed. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N) characterizes this as a network-accessible, unauthenticated attack with no user interaction required, but with an Attack Requirement of 'Present' (AT:P), indicating that a specific precondition must hold - most likely knowledge of a valid frontend username or account identifier on the target system. The VI:H (high integrity impact) reflects the ability to arbitrarily reset account credentials and re-enable disabled accounts. Neither CISA KEV inclusion nor public proof-of-concept code has been identified, so real-world exploitation at scale is not confirmed. EPSS data is absent from available intelligence. Despite the lack of confirmed exploitation, the combination of zero required privileges, network accessibility, and direct account-takeover impact means that even a small organization managing sensitive frontend user data should treat this as urgent and patch immediately rather than waiting for broader threat intelligence. The AT:P modifier is the primary risk limiter: an attacker must be able to identify or enumerate valid frontend usernames, which is often trivial in CMS environments where usernames are publicly visible or guessable. There is no CVSS 3.1 vector in the source data - the base vector is expressed exclusively in CVSS 4.0 format. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker identifies a TYPO3 site running femanager 8.x, enumerates or guesses a valid frontend username (often discoverable via public profile pages or predictable naming conventions in CMS deployments). The attacker then crafts a request to the invitation controller with a missing or invalid hash; the controller redirects on the error but continues executing, allowing the attacker to supply a new password for the target account and re-enable it if disabled. The attacker then logs in as the victim frontend user. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 25, 2026
Unauthenticated account takeover in the TYPO3 femanager extension 8.x allows a remote attacker to reset the password of and re-enable any existing frontend user account - including disabled or deleted ones - by exploiting an invitation controller that continues processing after issuing a redirect on invalid input. No prior authentication or user interaction is required. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but the impact is severe: full account takeover of arbitrary frontend users in any TYPO3 installation running femanager 8.x.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to upgrade femanager to a patched version per the TYPO3 security advisory at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2026-024. The advisory does not specify an exact fixed version number in the available intelligence, so administrators should consult the TYPO3 Extension Repository (TER) or the femanager GitHub repository for the latest 8.x release that addresses this issue. As an immediate workaround pending upgrade, administrators should disable the invitation/user-registration workflow in femanager configuration if it is not operationally required - this removes the attack surface entirely. Restricting access to the invitation controller endpoint via web server rules (e.g., blocking the relevant TYPO3 route via nginx/Apache ACL) is a viable compensating control but requires knowledge of the specific controller URL and may break legitimate invitation flows. No patch version number is independently confirmed from the available data.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected product is the femanager TYPO3 CMS extension (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:typo3:extension_femanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a widely-used frontend user self-service management extension. The vulnerability class is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - specifically a 'Continue After Redirect' (CAR) pattern in the invitation controller. When the controller receives an invalid invitation request (missing hash, non-existent hash, or target user that is disabled or deleted), it issues an HTTP redirect to signal an error but fails to halt further execution. Post-redirect processing continues and executes the password-reset and account-enable logic without validating that a legitimate invitation flow exists. This is a classic authorization bypass caused by the absence of an early-return guard after redirect issuance. The flaw is scoped strictly to the 8.x release branch of femanager.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable, no authentication needed, no user interaction; integrity is high due to arbitrary password reset; confidentiality low as account re-enablement leaks minimal data.
Primary rating from Vendor (TYPO3).
CVSS VectorVendor: TYPO3
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
The extension's invitation controller fails to stop processing after redirecting on invalid input (missing hash, non-existent, disabled, or deleted users), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to set a new password for and re-enable an arbitrary existing frontend user account. This vulnerability is only present in the 8.x versions of the extension.
Executive ViewAI
TYPO3 femanager 8.x contains a critical unauthenticated account takeover vulnerability that enables attackers to reset passwords and reactivate any frontend user account without authentication or interaction. Organizations using this extension face immediate risk of wholesale customer account compromise, exposing sensitive user data and creating potential compliance liability. With no patch available and exploitation technically trivial, urgent remediation action is required to protect customer accounts and platform integrity.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable the femanager extension or invitation controller entirely if operationally feasible; implement network-level access controls restricting password reset endpoint access; deploy WAF rules to identify and block password reset abuse patterns; establish real-time alerting on password resets and account re-activations; require multi-factor authentication for sensitive user accounts where supported; maintain detailed audit logs of all authentication events for forensic review.
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Attack Technique
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GHSA-ccrq-xx5g-x98r
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