TYPO3 CMS - Broken Access Control in Backend and Install Tool

Summary

CVECVE-2026-19418
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerTYPO3
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-11 08:17:20 UTC
Updated2026-08-11 09:17:13 UTC
DescriptionThe referrer enforcement introduced with TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-006 (CVE-2020-11069) became ineffective in TYPO3 v13.0, where TYPO3 CMS started serving the backend and Install Tool applications from the site's main entry script instead of the dedicated typo3/ directory. Whether a request originated from the backend or Install Tool itself was determined by comparing the referrer against the directory of the entry script, which since then is the site root. As a consequence, requests originating from any script running on one of the TYPO3 instance's own domains, such as a frontend page, were accepted by backend routes and Install Tool endpoints. Attackers able to execute JavaScript on one of those domains, for instance by exploiting a cross-site scripting vulnerability, could invoke these endpoints via Fetch/XHR with the privileges of an authenticated victim's user session. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS versions 13.0.0-13.4.33 and 14.0.0-14.3.5.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.3 HIGH from f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-346 | CWE-352 | CWE-346 CWE-346 Origin Validation Error | CWE-352 CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14aSecondary7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS affected 13.0.0 13.4.34 semver Not specified
CNA TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS affected 14.0.0 14.3.6 semver Not specified
CNA TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS affected 13.0.0 13.4.34 semver Not specified
CNA TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS affected 14.0.0 14.3.6 semver Not specified
CNA TYPO3 TYPO3 CMS affected 14.0.0 14.3.6 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-006 f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a typo3.org
github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/ae0abd329d52285fe6e92804c3608820ad45e872 f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a github.com
github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/a0e8ee06a40e959b9e7b06a4b1cb19d3a0d3dcf7 f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a github.com
github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/4a75e862c589c85d795d7c65dcdc835f8f413efc f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a github.com
typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-021 f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a typo3.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Hổ Cao Từ (en)

CNA: Benjamin Franzke (en)

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