Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.

Affected Versions:  version 1.1.7 and below

Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection

Severity: High

Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C (What’s that?)

Problem Description: Failing to properly sanitize user-supplied input, the extension is vulnerable to SQL Injection. A valid backend login with permission to access the backend module is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution: Versions of this extension that are known to be vulnerable will no longer be available for download from the TYPO3 Extension Repository. The extension author failed in providing a security fix for the reported vulnerability in a decent amount of time. Please uninstall and delete the extension from your installation.

Credits: Credits go to Wouter van Dongen who discovered and reported the issue.

 

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