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WS-2018-0056
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 14, 2026
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in TYPO3 6.2.x before 6.2.20, 7.6.x before 7.6.5 and 8.0.0. The workspace/ version preview link created by a privileged (backend) user could be abused to obtain certain editing permission, if the admin panel is configured to be shown. A valid preview link is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
instituteweb/typo3-cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =7.6.4 <7.6.5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.6.5
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =6.2.18 <6.2.19
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.19
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=TYPO3_6-2-1 <TYPO3_6-2-20
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version TYPO3_6-2-20
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =6.2.9 <6.2.10-rc1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.10-rc1
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=TYPO3_6-2-0alpha3 <dev-TYPO3_6-2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version dev-TYPO3_6-2
instituteweb/typo3-cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =6.2.19 <6.2.20
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.20
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=6.2.5 <6.2.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.8
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=TYPO3_7-6-1 <TYPO3_7-6-5
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version TYPO3_7-6-5
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =TYPO3_8-0-0 <dev-TYPO3_8-0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version dev-TYPO3_8-0
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=6.2.11 <6.2.13
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.13
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =TYPO3_7-6-0 <dev-TYPO3_7-6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version dev-TYPO3_7-6
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =6.2.15 <6.2.16
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.16
instituteweb/typo3-cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =8.0.0 <8.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.0.1
typo3/cms (PHP):
Affected version(s) =6.2.1 <6.2.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.2
Related Resources (2)
https://typo3.org/teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2016-012/
https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/commit/d9b18915892060ffab5a27abc61c9839f3558948
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE