CVE-2023-50462 TYPO3 CVE debrief

Who should care

TYPO3 administrators and users of the content_consent extension should assess their exposure to this vulnerability and take steps to verify and potentially remediate it. Defenders should prioritize verifying TYPO3 installations using this extension and assess exposure to internal content elements. This includes reviewing the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.

Why it matters

CVE-2023-50462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the TYPO3 content_consent extension that allows unauthenticated users to display internal content elements, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. Defenders should prioritize verifying TYPO3 installations using this extension and assess exposure to internal content elements.

• Potential exposure of internal content elements to unauthenticated users
• Risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information through IDOR

Technical summary

The content_consent extension for TYPO3 fails to verify whether a specified content element identifier is permitted by the plugin, enabling an unauthenticated user to display various content elements and potentially expose internal content elements through an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) issue. The vulnerability has a medium severity and affects TYPO3 installations using the content_consent extension version 2.0.1 or earlier. The issue allows unauthenticated users to display internal content elements, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying TYPO3 installations using the content_consent extension and assess exposure to internal content elements.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify TYPO3 installations for the content_consent extension version 2.0.1 or earlier
• Assess exposure of internal content elements to unauthenticated users
• Consider upgrading to a patched version of the content_consent extension if available
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD entry provide limited information about the vulnerability, with the primary source being the TYPO3 security advisory. The vulnerability was discovered in the content_consent extension through 2.0.1 for TYPO3, which fails to verify whether a specified content element identifier is permitted by the plugin. This enables an unauthenticated user to display various content elements, leading to an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) issue with the potential to expose internal content elements. The CVE record was 7/

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Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.