TYPO3 powermail extension allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection mechanism

published 2014-10-03 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-2jq7-pgqq-gqqj , EUVD-2014-6173

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

The powermail extension 2.x before 2.0.11 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to bypass the CAPTCHA protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

packagist in2code/powermail 2.0.11

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	in2code/powermail	>=2.0.0, <2.0.11	2.0.11

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

typo3.org /teams/security/security-bulletins/typo3-extensions/typo3-ext-sa-2014-006/
vendor-advisory
typo3.org /extensions/repository/view/powermail
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6288
advisory
github.com /in2code-de/powermail
package
typo3.org /security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2014-006
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-6288
GitHub Advisory GHSA-2jq7-pgqq-gqqj
NVD CVE-2014-6288

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Summary