Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessObtain low-privileged TYPO3 backend credentials
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DeliveryAuthenticate to TYPO3 backend interface
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ExploitCraft AJAX request with out-of-scope record UID
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ExecutionSubmit to localization wizard endpoint without triggering access check
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ImpactReceive unauthorized record and content element metadata
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 a valid TYPO3 CMS backend user account at minimum low privilege level (e.g., an editor or translator role). The attacker must be able to reach the TYPO3 backend interface, which is typically served at the /typo3/ path and is usually not publicly accessible without credentials. The vulnerability is specific to the localization wizard AJAX endpoints and does not affect the TYPO3 frontend. Impact is strictly limited to read-only disclosure of record and content element metadata (language options, localization modes, content structure) - no write access, no code execution, and no credential exposure are achievable through this flaw. Sites where backend access is restricted to a small, thoroughly vetted user group face significantly reduced practical risk. The CVSS PR:L metric confirms that at minimum a low-privileged authenticated account is required; there is no unauthenticated exploitation path. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 Medium with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N accurately characterizes this as a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that requires an authenticated low-privileged backend account and yields only limited confidentiality impact. The key risk-limiting factor is the mandatory low-privileged backend account: in most TYPO3 deployments the backend is not publicly exposed without credentials, constraining the attacker pool to insiders, compromised editors, or credential-stuffing targets. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in bytom running a public-facing TYPO3 portal should treat this as a scheduled, non-emergency patch rather than an incident - the leaked information is structural record metadata (available languages, localization modes, content element relationships), not credentials, PII, or session tokens. No CISA KEV listing exists, no EPSS data is provided in the input, and no public proof-of-concept code has been identified. SSVC dimensions support a SCHEDULED or DEFER cadence: exploitation is not automatable without valid credentials, technical impact is partial (confidentiality only), and there is no known active exploitation. The CVSS vector is consistent with the description and no material discrepancies between the stated CVSS and the described behavior are observed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated TYPO3 editor - for example, a user permitted to manage only one site section - opens browser developer tools and directly submits a GET request to the wizard_localization_get_sources AJAX endpoint, supplying record UIDs belonging to pages in a different site tree or restricted intranet section. The endpoint returns source language and record metadata for the queried content element without checking the user's page access rights. No specialized tooling is required beyond a browser; the attack is reproducible by any backend user aware of the endpoint URLs. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026
Unauthorized information disclosure in TYPO3 CMS backend localization wizard exposes records and content elements outside a low-privileged user's permitted access scope. Multiple AJAX endpoints in the PHP LocalizationController - used to drive the multi-step translation wizard - accept arbitrary record UIDs without performing authorization checks, allowing any authenticated backend user to query metadata about content they should not be able to see. All actively maintained TYPO3 major branches (10.x through 14.x) are affected, vendor patches are available, and no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade TYPO3 CMS to the first patched release in the corresponding major branch - refer to the vendor advisory at https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-022 for exact fix version numbers, as the references do not state them explicitly (the upstream fix is confirmed by three GitHub commits: c232421325bd18fc4d13efac0fc018a57da2dcd6, 35e070fc654def838fbdc45562c2c095d44ca086, and 1c63ce806d1ccac839f4aa54ac7f48a22dd7ea64, but whether a tagged release has been cut should be verified directly). If immediate upgrading is not feasible, restrict TYPO3 backend access to the minimum necessary set of trusted accounts and remove or disable unused low-privileged editor accounts to reduce the attacker surface. Placing the TYPO3 backend (/typo3/) behind IP allowlisting or VPN further limits exposure, with the trade-off of additional friction for legitimate remote editors. Disabling the localization wizard AJAX routes entirely is not a practical workaround as it would break the translation workflow.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
TYPO3 CMS is an enterprise PHP content management system used extensively in institutional, government, and corporate deployments. The vulnerable component is the backend localization wizard, implemented as a PHP AJAX controller (typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Controller/Wizard/LocalizationController.php) paired with a TypeScript front-end (localization-wizard.ts and associated step components). This wizard guides editors through translating content elements between language variants by calling four AJAX endpoints: wizard_localization_get_handlers, wizard_localization_get_modes, wizard_localization_get_sources, and wizard_localization_get_targets. Each endpoint accepts a recordUid and recordType parameter and returns localization configuration for that record. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) identifies the root cause: none of these endpoints verified that the requesting user holds page-access rights to the referenced record before returning its metadata. The patch commits (c232421, 35e070f, 1c63ce8) add the missing authorization gate in the PHP controller and harden the TypeScript steps. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3_cms covering versions 10.0.0 through 14.3.6.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-accessible AJAX endpoint requiring a low-privileged authenticated backend account (PR:L); read-only metadata disclosure (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: TYPO3
DescriptionCVE.org
It has been discovered that several AJAX routes used for the backend localization wizard failed to perform authorization checks. This allowed authenticated, low-privileged backend users to access information about records and content elements that fall outside of their permitted range. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a low-privileged backend user account. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS versions 10.0.0-10.4.59, 11.0.0-11.5.53, 12.0.0-12.4.48, 13.0.0-13.4.34 and 14.0.0-14.3.6.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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