CVE-2019-16698
mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-j2w4-45qm-r674direct_mail for Typo3 sensitive data exposure2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (8)
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- https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/direct_mailcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16698cnnvd
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2019-016/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/TYPO3-Direct-Mail-information-disclosure-30613cnnvd
- https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/direct_mailenisa_euvd
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2019-016/enisa_euvd
- https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/direct_mailThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2019-016/Third Party Advisorynvd
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