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Vulnerability details: VCID-7vrs-6mah-2fh9
Vulnerability ID VCID-7vrs-6mah-2fh9
Aliases CVE-2021-32668
GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
Summary Cross-Site Scripting in Query Generator & Query View > ### Meta > * CVSS: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C` (4.5) ### Problem Failing to properly encode error messages, the components _QueryGenerator_ and _QueryView_ are vulnerable to both reflected and persistent cross-site scripting. A valid backend user account having administrator privileges is needed to exploit this vulnerability. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.41 ELTS, 9.5.28, 10.4.18, 11.3.1 that fix the problem described. ### Credits Thanks to Richie Lee who reported this issue and to TYPO3 security team member Oliver Hader who fixed the issue. ### References * [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2021-010](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-010)
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00604 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-32668
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
cvssv2 3.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
cvssv3.1 6.4 https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-010
generic_textual MODERATE https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-010
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-32668
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-010
cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:typo3:typo3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/CVE-2021-32668.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32668
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2021-010
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.68566
EPSS Score 0.00604
Published At June 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:19:33.170092+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/07/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379/GHSA-6mh3-j5r5-2379.json 36.1.3