SB20250521110 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Backup Plus extension for TYPO3



SB20250521110 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Backup Plus extension for TYPO3

Published: May 21, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250521110
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48201)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when creating a backup. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48204)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48206)

CWE-ID: CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected extension saves backup and configuration files to a predictable resource location. A remote attacker can download created backups and configuration files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.