TYPO3 CMS - Broken Access Control in Backend and Install Tool
### Problem The referrer enforcement introduced with [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-006](https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2020-006) ([CVE-2020-11069](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11069)) became ineffective in TYPO3 v13.0, where TYPO3 CMS started serving the backend and Admin Tool applications from the site's main entry script instead of the dedicated typo3/ directory. Whether a request originated from the backend or Install Tool itself was determined by comparing the referrer against the directory of the entry script, which since then is the site root. As a consequence, requests originating from any script running on one of the TYPO3 instance's own domains, such as a frontend page, were accepted by backend routes and Install Tool endpoints. Attackers able to execute JavaScript on one of those domains, for instance by exploiting a cross-site scripting vulnerability, could invoke these endpoints via Fetch/XHR with the privileges of an authenticated victim's user session. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 13.4.34 LTS, 14.3.6 LTS that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to Hổ Cao Từ for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Benjamin Franzke for fixing it.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-19418US | — | — | ||
The referrer enforcement introduced with TYPO3-CORE-SA-2020-006 (CVE-2020-11069) became ineffective in TYPO3 v13.0, where TYPO3 CMS started serving the backend and Install Tool app… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2026-19418.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3PACKAGE
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/4a75e862c589c85d795d7c65dcdc835f8f413efcWEB
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/a0e8ee06a40e959b9e7b06a4b1cb19d3a0d3dcf7WEB
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/ae0abd329d52285fe6e92804c3608820ad45e872WEB
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-68jx-f42c-7599WEB
- https://news.typo3.com/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-021WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19418ADVISORY
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