CVE-2019-16698: Missing Authorization

May 24, 2022 (updated July 18, 2023)

The direct_mail (aka Direct Mail) extension through 5.2.2 for TYPO3 has a missing access check in the backend module, allowing a user (with restricted permissions to the fe_users table) to view and export data of frontend users who are subscribed to a newsletter.

References

extensions.typo3.org/extension/direct_mail
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j2w4-45qm-r674
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16698
typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2019-016/

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