TYPO3 Improper Access Management in the File Abstraction Layer

published 2014-05-20 12y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also GHSA-p9jg-9w87-6rg4 , EUVD-2022-4722

cvss: 5.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

The File Abstraction Layer (FAL) in TYPO3 6.0.x before 6.0.9 and 6.1.x before 6.1.4 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to create or read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

packagist typo3/cms-core 6.0.9, 6.1.4

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Exploit prediction

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	typo3/cms-core	>=6.0, <6.0.9 >=6.1, <6.1.4	6.0.9 6.1.4

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

typo3.org /teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2013-003/
vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4320
advisory
github.com /TYPO3-CMS/core
package
typo3.org /teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-core/typo3-core-sa-2013-003
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-4320
GitHub Advisory GHSA-p9jg-9w87-6rg4
NVD CVE-2013-4320

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