🛡️ CVE-2013-4250 — cms

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-20 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

TYPO3 doesn't properly check file extensions

The (1) file upload component and (2) File Abstraction Layer (FAL) in TYPO3 6.0.x before 6.0.8 and 6.1.x before 6.1.3 do not properly check file extensions, which allow remote authenticated editors to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a .php file.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2013-4250 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.

Affected software

CVE-2013-4250 is recorded against 1 package.

  • typo3/cms (from 6.1.0 up to 6.1.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 14 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
typo3.org (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-20
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-04-14
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
typo3/cms 6.1.0 6.1.3

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