Release Date: May 31, 2016

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

Affected Versions: 0.9.6 and below

Vulnerability Type: Information Disclosure

Severity: Medium

Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

Problem Description: The extension discloses personal data of newsletter subscribers. Such data might be cached and indexed by search engines.

Solution: An updated version 0.9.7 is available from the TYPO3 Extension Manager and at https://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/mmc_directmail_subscription/0.9.7/t3x/. Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.

Credits: Credits go to Loek Hilgersom who discovered the vulnerability.

 

 

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