Release Date: June 15, 2015
Component Type: Third party extension. This extension is not a part of the TYPO3 default installation.
Affected Versions: version 2.11.3 and below
Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection
Severity: High
Suggested CVSS v2.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:C (What's that?)
CVE: not assigned yet
Problem Description: Failing to properly sanitize user-supplied input, the extension is vulnerable to SQL-Injection. Only editors with permissions to access the devlog backend module will be able to exploit this vulnerability.
Solution: An updated version 2.11.4 is available from the TYPO3 Extension Manager and at http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/download/devlog/2.11.4/t3x/. Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.
Credits: Credits go to Wouter van Dongen who discovered and reported the issue.
General advice: Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list to receive future Security Bulletins via E-mail.