- Release Date: June 18, 2024
- Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.
- Component: "Integration of Friendly Captcha" (friendlycaptcha_official)
- Composer Package Name: studiomitte/friendlycaptcha
- Vulnerability Type: Broken Access Control
- Affected Versions: 0.1.3 and below
- Severity: Medium
- Suggested CVSS v3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
- References: CVE-2024-38873, CWE-284
Problem Description
The extension fails to check the requirement of the captcha field in submitted form data allowing a remote user to bypass the captcha check. This vulnerability only affects the captcha integration for the ext:form extension.
Solution
An updated version 0.1.4 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager, packagist and at
https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/friendlycaptcha_official/0.1.4/zip
Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.
Credits
Thanks to Sebastian Müller for reporting the vulnerability and TYPO3 Core & Security Team member Georg Ringer for providing an updated version of the extension.
General Advice
Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list.