Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-4632 is a cross-site scripting flaw in older TYPO3 versions. A remote attacker could inject web script or HTML through the tcemain flash message. The main business concern is compromise of browser-side trust for users or administrators interacting with affected TYPO3 pages.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy CMS hygiene issue unless an affected TYPO3 4.x system is still reachable. Prioritize internet-facing admin or content-management environments because XSS can undermine trusted sessions and administrative workflows.
Technical view
The vulnerability is XSS in TYPO3 before 4.3.12, 4.4.x before 4.4.9, and 4.5.x before 4.5.4. The cited vector is the tcemain flash message. The source bundle provides no CVSS score, CWE, exploit details, or additional affected products.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy TYPO3 4.x deployments that have not been updated to the fixed versions named in the advisory. Evidence does not identify later TYPO3 branches or other products as affected.
Exploitation context
The CVE states remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML. CISA KEV is false in the provided bundle, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The available evidence is narrow: it names TYPO3 versions and the tcemain flash message XSS vector, but lacks CVSS, CWE, exploit status, and detailed remediation beyond fixed version thresholds. Do not expand scope beyond TYPO3 without further vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade TYPO3 to the fixed version for the installed branch.
- For 4.3.x, move to 4.3.12 or later.
- For 4.4.x, move to 4.4.9 or later.
- For 4.5.x, move to 4.5.4 or later.
- Review TYPO3 advisory guidance before changing production systems.
Validation and detection
- Inventory public and internal TYPO3 installations.
- Confirm exact TYPO3 version and branch.
- Check whether tcemain flash message handling is present in the deployment.
- Verify the instance is at or above the fixed branch version.
- Review web logs for suspicious script or HTML injection attempts.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4632CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2011-001/#XSSCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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