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CVE-2021-21357

Broken Access Control in Form Framework

8.3 HighFix available

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.61%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.3

Broken Access Control in Form Framework

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Record
CVE-2021-21357
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0593 8.3

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Record
EUVD-2021-0593
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vg7-jw9m-pc3f 7.9

Broken Access Control in Form Framework

Problem

Due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework.

In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation.

A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 that fix the problem described.

Credits

Thanks to Richie Lee who reported this issue and to TYPO3 contributor Ralf Zimmermann who fixed the issue.

References

Record
GHSA-3vg7-jw9m-pc3f
CVSS 3.1
7.9 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.3

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Record
CVE-2021-21357
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.3

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Record
CVE-2021-21357
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3vg7-jw9m-pc3f 8.3

Broken Access Control in Form Framework

Problem

Due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework.

In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation.

A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability.

Solution

Update to TYPO3 versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 that fix the problem described.

Credits

Thanks to Richie Lee who reported this issue and to TYPO3 contributor Ralf Zimmermann who fixed the issue.

References

Record
GHSA-3vg7-jw9m-pc3f
CVSS 3.1
8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-typo3-2021-21357 No score

TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system. In TYPO3 before versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1 due to improper input validation, attackers can by-pass restrictions of predefined options and submit arbitrary data in the Form Designer backend module of the Form Framework. In the default configuration of the Form Framework this allows attackers to explicitly allow arbitrary mime-types for file uploads - however, default fileDenyPattern successfully blocked files like .htaccess or malicious.php. Besides that, attackers can persist those files in any writable directory of the corresponding TYPO3 installation. A valid backend user account with access to the form module is needed to exploit this vulnerability. This is fixed in versions 8.7.40, 9.5.25, 10.4.14, 11.1.1.

Record
BIT-typo3-2021-21357
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
8.0.0 to 8.7.39
8.7.40
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
9.0.0 to 9.5.24
9.5.25
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
10.0.0 to 10.4.13
10.4.14
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
11.0.0 to 11.1.0
11.1.1
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
10.0.0 up to 10.4.14
10.4.14
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
11.0.0 up to 11.1.1
11.1.1
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
9.0.0 up to 9.5.25
9.5.25
typo3/cms
Packagist
10.0.0 up to 10.4.14
10.4.14
typo3/cms
Packagist
11.0.0 up to 11.1.1
11.1.1
typo3/cms
Packagist
9.0.0 up to 9.5.25
9.5.25
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
typo3
Bitnami
8.0.0 up to 8.7.40, 9.0.0 up to 9.5.25, 10.0.0 up to 10.4.14, 11.0.0 up to 11.1.1
8.7.409.5.2510.4.1411.1.1
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
8.0.0 up to 8.7.40, plus listed versions
v8.7.10v8.7.11v8.7.12v8.7.13v8.7.14
Show 21 moreShow less
v8.7.15v8.7.16v8.7.17v8.7.18v8.7.19v8.7.20v8.7.21v8.7.22v8.7.23v8.7.24v8.7.25v8.7.26v8.7.27v8.7.28v8.7.29v8.7.30v8.7.31v8.7.32v8.7.7v8.7.8v8.7.9
8.7.40
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
9.0.0 up to 9.5.25, plus listed versions
v9.0.0v9.1.0v9.2.0v9.2.1v9.3.0
Show 29 moreShow less
v9.3.1v9.3.2v9.3.3v9.4.0v9.5.0v9.5.1v9.5.10v9.5.11v9.5.12v9.5.13v9.5.14v9.5.15v9.5.16v9.5.17v9.5.18v9.5.19v9.5.2v9.5.20v9.5.21v9.5.22v9.5.23v9.5.24v9.5.3v9.5.4v9.5.5v9.5.6v9.5.7v9.5.8v9.5.9
9.5.25
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
10.0.0 up to 10.4.14, plus listed versions
v10.0.0v10.1.0v10.2.0v10.2.1v10.2.2
Show 15 moreShow less
v10.3.0v10.4.0v10.4.1v10.4.10v10.4.11v10.4.12v10.4.13v10.4.2v10.4.3v10.4.4v10.4.5v10.4.6v10.4.7v10.4.8v10.4.9
10.4.14
typo3/cms-form
Packagist
11.0.0 up to 11.1.1, plus listed versions
v11.0.0v11.1.0
11.1.1
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
10.0.0 up to 10.4.14, plus listed versions
v10.0.0v10.1.0v10.2.0v10.2.1v10.2.2
Show 15 moreShow less
v10.3.0v10.4.0v10.4.1v10.4.10v10.4.11v10.4.12v10.4.13v10.4.2v10.4.3v10.4.4v10.4.5v10.4.6v10.4.7v10.4.8v10.4.9
10.4.14
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
11.0.0 up to 11.1.1, plus listed versions
v11.0.0v11.1.0
11.1.1
typo3/cms-core
Packagist
9.0.0 up to 9.5.25, plus listed versions
v9.0.0v9.1.0v9.2.0v9.2.1v9.3.0
Show 29 moreShow less
v9.3.1v9.3.2v9.3.3v9.4.0v9.5.0v9.5.1v9.5.10v9.5.11v9.5.12v9.5.13v9.5.14v9.5.15v9.5.16v9.5.17v9.5.18v9.5.19v9.5.2v9.5.20v9.5.21v9.5.22v9.5.23v9.5.24v9.5.3v9.5.4v9.5.5v9.5.6v9.5.7v9.5.8v9.5.9
9.5.25
typo3/cms
Packagist
10.0.0 up to 10.4.14, plus listed versions
v10.0.0v10.1.0v10.2.0v10.2.1v10.2.2
Show 15 moreShow less
v10.3.0v10.4.0v10.4.1v10.4.10v10.4.11v10.4.12v10.4.13v10.4.2v10.4.3v10.4.4v10.4.5v10.4.6v10.4.7v10.4.8v10.4.9
10.4.14
typo3/cms
Packagist
11.0.0 up to 11.1.1, plus listed versions
v11.0.0v11.1.0
11.1.1
typo3/cms
Packagist
9.0.0 up to 9.5.25, plus listed versions
v9.0.0v9.1.0v9.2.0v9.2.1v9.3.0
Show 29 moreShow less
v9.3.1v9.3.2v9.3.3v9.4.0v9.5.0v9.5.1v9.5.10v9.5.11v9.5.12v9.5.13v9.5.14v9.5.15v9.5.16v9.5.17v9.5.18v9.5.19v9.5.2v9.5.20v9.5.21v9.5.22v9.5.23v9.5.24v9.5.3v9.5.4v9.5.5v9.5.6v9.5.7v9.5.8v9.5.9
9.5.25

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-21357 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Typo3, published March 23, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in typo3/cms-form 8.7.40.

References

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