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CVE-2019-16698 json

direct_mail for Typo3 sensitive data exposure

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-j2w4-45qm-r674 , EUVD-2022-4262

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 5.2.2 for TYPO3 has a missing access check in the backend module, allowing a user (with restricted permissions to the fe_users table) to view and export data of frontend users who are subscribed to a newsletter.

Patch / fix

  • packagist directmailteam/direct-mail 5.2.3

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Exploit prediction

0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist directmailteam/direct-mail
<5.2.3
5.2.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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